LOINC Code 81203-2: FDA product label Bulk ingredient - animal drug

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Bulk ingredient - animal drug. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^FDA product label.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• FDA product label Bulk ingredient - animal drug
• Bulk ingredient - animal drug
• Animal bulk drug substance means any substance that is represented for use in a drug and that, when used in the manufacturing, processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a finished dosage form of the animal drug, but the term does not include intermediates used in the synthesis of such substances.
• Bulk ingredient - anml drg; DOCUMENT.REGULATORY; Drugs; FDA label; Narrative; Report

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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