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# medicationstatement_dosage

Indicates how the medication is/was or should be taken by the patient (`MedicationStatement.dosage[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* medicationstatement\_dosage\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* medicationstatement\_id - links to the [medicationstatement](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/medicationstatement/base) table

| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| medicationstatement\_dosage\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the dosage row |
| medicationstatement\_id | varchar | FK to the parent medicationstatement record |
| route\_text | varchar | Free-text route of administration |
| text | varchar | Free-text dosage instructions |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [medicationstatement](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/medicationstatement/base)

**Child:**

* [medicationstatement\_dosage\_doseandrate](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/medicationstatement/dosage_doseandrate)
* [medicationstatement\_dosage\_route\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/medicationstatement/dosage_route_coding)


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