Mapping concepts in the inputevents table to RxNorm: Choosing the correct dose form for Non Iv Meds

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A handful of medications in the table are listed under the category Non Iv Meds [ordercategorydescription] Non IV medications can have multiple dose forms (Oral Capsule, Oral Tablet, Oral Solution, Oral Suspension, and even Topical cream/lotion/gel) Unfortunately, there is not enough information to determine the correct dose form.

• Clindamycin [label], [itemid] 225860, is Non Iv Meds [ordercategorydescription] and It can be mapped to multiple concepts (Oral Capsule, Oral Solution, Oral Suspension, and Oral Tablet) without knowing the correct dose form.
• How do we correctly map non-iv medications to the correct dose form?