Configure a dosage specification for a medication product associated with a program

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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  • Create a dosage specification associated with a medication product included in a program.

    Before you begin

    • Configure a program.
      Note:
      When configuring a program, associate medication products with the program.

    Role required: sn_hcls.admin

    About this task

    By default, the application provides a few sample dosage characteristics for the Healthcare and Life Sciences workflows that you can as a reference when creating a dosage characteristic. All the same dosage characteristics are associated with the Dosage Characteristics group.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > HCLS Service Management > Administration > Dosage specifications.
      Alternatively, when configuring a program, select the Dosage specifications related list.
    2. In the Dosage specifications list, modify an existing dosage specification or click New to create another specification.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Dosage specification form

      Field

      Description

      Name

      Name to identify the dosage specification.

      Program

      Program associated with the medication product,

      Medication product

      Medication product being prescribed for the patient.

      Primary diagnosis

      Main condition in a patient submitted by the practitioner as the reason for the healthcare service requested.

      Secondary diagnosis

      Coexisting condition that might exist in a patient submitted by the practitioner.

      Tertiary diagnosis

      Highly specialized medical care recommended for the patient by the practitioner.

      Dosage definition

      This field is automatically set to dosage definition value based on the dosage specification as the template.

      State

      Status of the dosage specification.

      If you have not published the dosage specification, this field is automatically set to Draft. If you have already published the dosage specification, this field is automatically set to Published.

      Active

      Option for enabling the dosage specification.

      Description

      Additional information about the dosage specification.

    4. Save the dosage specification settings.
      • Save a new specification by clicking Submit.
      • Save the changes to an existing specification by clicking Update.
    5. Configure characteristics for the dosage specification.
    6. Publish the dosage specification for use in the medication products added to the associated program.
      1. In the Dosage specifications list, select the dosage specification.
      2. On the Dosage specification form, click Publish.