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capitalization of generic drug after colon - mik

Posted: Jun 05, 2012

can someone tell me if I should capitalize a generic drug name following a colon?

CURRENT MEDICATIONS: lisinopril 40 mg 1 daily and thyroid supplement.

also, do sentence fragments and one word entries after colons get periods?

I have seen these done in multiple fashion.

Yes and yes. - sm

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The medical way of typing sometimes looks weird, but yes, you capitalize after the colon, and unless specified in the profile (rare, sometimes with psychiatric reports) you type a period after a one word entry, like below.

CURRENT MEDICATIONS: Lisinopril 40 mg 1 daily and thyroid supplement.
VITAL SIGNS: Unremarkable.

But.... - SH

[ In Reply To ..]
The samples given in the post above me are correct. The first words should be capitalized because they come after subheadings:

CURRENT MEDICATIONS: Lisinopril 40 mg 1 daily and thyroid supplement.
VITAL SIGNS: Unremarkable.

BUT, if the sentence is in the body of a report, and the word following the colon would NOT normally be capitalized (and is not a complete sentence), then it should not be capitalized.

The patient has been taking 2 medications: lisinopril and thyroid supplement.

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