# Dosage

Model ID: `patient.Dosage`

No description.

Type: `object`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Format | Allowed values | Default | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---:|---|
| `duration_days` | `integer|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | Number of days the medication should be taken, for a finite course. |
| `frequency` | [`MedicationFrequency`](./MedicationFrequency.md) | Yes |  |  |  | No | How often the dose is taken (e.g. once_daily, twice_daily, as_needed). |
| `frequency_details` | `string|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | Free-text frequency details when frequency is 'other' or needs clarification. |
| `instructions` | `string|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | Free-text patient instructions for taking the dose, when present. |
| `max_daily_dose` | `number|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | Maximum dose allowed per day, when specified. |
| `max_daily_dose_unit` | `string|null` | No |  |  |  | Yes | Unit for max_daily_dose (e.g. mg, mcg), when specified. |
| `unit` | `string` | Yes |  |  |  | No | mg, mcg, mL, units, puffs, drops, etc. |
| `value` | `number` | Yes |  |  |  | No | Dose amount per administration. |

## Example

None declared in canonical OpenAPI.