LOINC long common name : Instructions [Text] Medication Narrative;
LOINC short name : Instructions Medication;
LOINC description : Sig's are the provider's instructions on how to take a medication. They usually follow
immediately after the drug name and strength on a written prescription. Sig is a shortened
version of the Latin word Signetur, meaning let it be labeled. The following prescriptions
contain two examples of Sigs, starting with take...: Thyroxin 150 ug, take one tab
by mouth every morning or Azitrhrommcyin 5 day pack, take 500 mg (2 tabs) on day one
and 1 tab (250 mg) on day 2 through 5. May take with food but not antacids This term
was created for HL7's Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) to explicitly identify the free text
Sig within each medication. The C-CDA is a library of clinical CDA templates named
in Meaningful Use regulation to support transition of care. The availability of the
free text Sig makes it easier for providers to write prescriptions and get a compact
and readable list of their patients' active medications in a grid format with one
column for the drug name and strength, another column for the sig, and (usually) fitting
one active medication per row.;
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