Dose Form Transformation

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.

Overview

736477006 |Dose form transformation (transformation)| represents a process where a dose form is transformed from that supplied by the manufacturer into a new dose form, usually to make it suitable for administration (e.g. dissolving a "powder for solution for injection" dose form into a "solution for injection" dose form). This may occur as part of the dispensing act or immediately before administration.

|Dose form transformation (transformation)| is a descendant of 362981000 |Qualifier value (qualifier value) that supports fully defining the 736542009 |Pharmaceutical dose form (dose form)| hierarchy. |Dose form transformation (transformation)| is used to model the |Pharmaceutical dose form (dose form)| hierarchy; they are not used to model the 763158003 |Medicinal product (product)| hierarchy.

Modeling

Use the following pattern for the FSN where X is the transformation:

• X (transformation)

For example,

• Dissolve (transformation)

• Disperse (transformation)

• No transformation (transformation)

• Disperse or dissolve (transformation)

Use the following pattern for the PT where X is the transformation:

• X

For example,

• Dissolve

• Disperse

• No transformation

• Disperse or dissolve

Synonyms are not allowed unless explicitly identified as an exception in the Editorial Guidelines.

Preferred; not required.