Eliminate eRx ambiguity. Instantly generate standardized, pharmacy-ready patient instructions to prevent dispensing delays and reduce callbacks.
70%
of pharmacy callbacks stem from ambiguous Sig codes
1 click
to copy a complete, standardized instruction
0 errors
from manual free-text transcription
Generated Sig
Take 1 Tablet By Mouth (PO) Once Daily (QD)
⚠️ Clinical Disclaimer
The MedaDose Prescription Assistant is a documentation formatting tool and does not provide prescribing advice, verify therapeutic appropriateness, or confirm drug-patient compatibility. The user assumes all clinical responsibility for the accuracy, legality, and therapeutic appropriateness of the generated prescription. Always comply with local and federal prescribing laws and consult a licensed prescriber before issuing any medication order.
In 2026, despite the near-universal adoption of electronic prescribing (eRx), free-text "Sig" (Signatura — patient instructions) errors remain a leading cause of pharmacy callbacks, dispensing delays, and patient harm. Instructions like "Take as directed" or "Use as needed" are clinically meaningless to a pharmacist and dangerous to a patient who has never taken the medication before.
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), ambiguous Sig codes account for a significant proportion of the estimated 7,000 preventable medication deaths that occur annually in the United States. The solution is not more training — it is better tooling. Structured Sig generation eliminates the ambiguity at the source.
As asynchronous telehealth scales — with providers writing prescriptions without a synchronous patient encounter — the need for rigid, standardized dosing documentation has never been greater. A provider completing 50 asynchronous visits per day cannot afford to manually compose Sig strings for each prescription. The cognitive load alone introduces error.
The MedaDose Prescription Assistant ensures that every instruction generated matches strict pharmacy dispensing protocols: Action → Amount → Form → Route → Frequency → Indication. This is the exact structure that pharmacists are trained to parse. By generating this string in one click, we eliminate transcription errors, reduce callbacks, and accelerate the dispensing workflow for both provider and patient.
A complete Sig follows a strict six-component structure. Missing any component forces the pharmacist to call the prescriber for clarification — adding hours of delay to the dispensing process.
Action
Take / Apply / Inject
The verb that tells the patient what to do with the medication.
Amount
1, 2, ½
The quantity of the dosage form to be administered per dose.
Form
Tablet, mL, Puff
The physical form of the medication as dispensed.
Route
By Mouth, Topically
The anatomical route of administration.
Frequency
BID, PRN, QHS
How often the dose should be administered.
Indication
For Blood Pressure
Optional but improves patient comprehension and adherence.
Instant Generation
Sig string updates in real-time as you select each field. No button press required.
One-Click Copy
Copy the complete Sig to clipboard for direct paste into any EHR, telehealth platform, or patient portal.
Pharmacy-Standard Format
Output follows the Action → Amount → Form → Route → Frequency → Indication structure used by all major pharmacy systems.
7,000+
preventable medication deaths annually in the US
ISMP
70%
of pharmacy callbacks caused by ambiguous Sig codes
ASHP 2024
4.5B
prescriptions dispensed annually in the US
CMS 2025
< 1s
to generate a complete, pharmacy-ready Sig string
MedaDose
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