Discrete manufactured dose form; similar unit of presentation

This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.

Examples: various tablets, capsules, cachets, pessaries, suppositories, tampons

The unit of presentation is usually a less granular term than the manufactured dose form, and often corresponds to the basic dose form. Strength is expressed as "per one unit of presentation" and the presentation strength and the concentration are exactly the same.

Example: Bottle of 56 simvastatin 40mg oral tablets

Manufactured dose form	Oral tablet
Unit of presentation	Tablet
[Pack size]	56 tablets in the container
Precise active ingredient	simvastatin
Basis of strength substance	simvastatin
Presentation strength (logical)	40 mg per 1 unit of presentation
Presentation strength	40 mg [per 1 tablet]	UCUM: 40 mg [per 1 each]
Concentration strength		The weight of the tablet is not usually known so concentration strength is not usually available and is not deemed clinically significant

Example: Pack of 28 bisoprolol 5 mg oral tablets contains two blister strips each with 14 tablets

Manufactured dose form	Oral tablet
Unit of presentation	Tablet
[Pack size]	14 tablets in the blister strip 2 blister strips in the box	28 tablets in the outer container
Precise active ingredient	bisoprolol fumarate
Basis of strength substance	bisoprolol fumarate
Presentation strength (logical)	5 mg per 1 unit of presentation
Presentation strength	5 mg [per 1 tablet]	UCUM: 5 mg [per 1 each]
Concentration strength		The weight of the tablet is not usually known so concentration strength is not usually available and is not deemed clinically significant

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