MedGuides

What is a MedGuide? A "MedGuide" is FDA-approved user-friendly information for patients and it's supposed to be distributed by pharmacists with each prescription or refill of a medication.

LOINCs for Patient Counseling Information

[aka 17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION] ||
 * < 34076-0 ||< INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS SECTION


 * < 42231-1 ||< SPL MEDGUIDE SECTION ||
 * < 42230-3 ||< SPL PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT SECTION ||

In SPL, Medguide is a level 1 heading, with the component placed at the bottom of the content of labeling section

Presentations on Medguides

[|ASHP Feb 2009]