An annotation and modeling schema for prescription regimens

Table 3 TranScript annotation tag Label type descriptions

Tag	Example	Description
Dispense	120	The quantity of a medication to be issued by the pharmacist.
Dispense_unit	tablets
Medication	Ibuprofen	Text specifying a specific pharmaceutical product.
Take	2	The quantity of medication per application, from the patient’s perspective.
Strength	400	The amount of active ingredient per physical quantity of medication.
Strength_unit	mg
Doseamount	800	The amount of active ingredient per application of medication.
Doseamount_unit	mg
Doseform	capsules	The form of medication taken. Often marked in conjunction with TAKE.
Duration	3	The period of time a patient should continue using a medication.
Duration_unit	weeks
freq	3–4 times per day	The frequency of use of a medication.
Timing	before meals	The intended timing of medication use or application. Differs from FREQ in that it specifies temporal alignment of doses rather than patterns of repetition.
PRN	as needed	Text indicating medication to be taken only as needed.
Indication	pain	Condition for which medication is taken.
Route	p.o.	A medication’s manner or point of application to the body.
Refill	no refills	Indicates whether refills are allowed or not.
Sub_status	no substitutions	Indicates whether substitutions are allowed or not.
Instruction	if pain persists, call your physician	Text indicating patient actions that are not captured by another tag.

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