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Person—reason for non prescription of pharmacotherapy, code N

Definition

The reason a pharmacotherapy was not prescribed for a person, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—reason for non prescription of pharmacotherapy, code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Indicator for not prescribing pharmacotherapy code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Not indicated
2 Contraindicated
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Not indicated

Record this code when a pharmacotherapy was not prescribed because it was not necessary to the treatment of the person.

CODE 2 Contraindicated

Record this code when a pharmacotherapy was not prescribed because of a condition or factor that increases the risks involved in using the pharmacotherapy. Examples of contraindications are allergy, intolerance, medical condition.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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As a denominator in an Indicator 0
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