Overview
The dose form administration method represents a general type of method of administration (e.g. apply, chew, spray, swallow) that a dose form is designed to be administered by (e.g. a chewable tablet is formulated to be administered by chewing). To support fully defining concepts in the 736542009 |Pharmaceutical dose form (dose form)| hierarchy, a hierarchy representing dose form administration method is required.
Concepts in the 736665006 |Dose form administration method (administration method)| hierarchy will be used to model concepts in the 736542009 |Pharmaceutical dose form (dose form)| hierarchy; they will not be used to model concepts in the 763158003 |Medicinal product (product)| hierarchy.
The 736665006 |Dose form administration method (administration method)| hierarchy is a descendant of 362981000 |Qualifier value (qualifier value)|.
Modeling (stated view)
Descendants shall be modeled as follows.
| Parent concept | 736665006 |Dose form administration method (administration method) |
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| Semantic tag | (administration method) |
| Definition status | 900000000000074008 |Necessary but not sufficient concept definition status (core metadata concept) |
| Attributes | None |
Naming Guidelines
FSN | Use the following pattern for the FSN where X is the administration method and is in the form of an imperative: X (administration method) Example:
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Preferred Term | Use the following pattern for the PT where X is the administration method: X Example:
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Synonyms | Synonyms are not allowed unless explicitly identified as an exception in the Editorial Guidelines. |
| Text Definitions | Preferred; not required. |
Exemplars
The following illustrates the stated and inferred view for 738992009 |Chew (administration method)|:
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