
    Write a function that determines the standardized numerical identifier for a single character in a medication's identification code, which is essential for cross-referencing drug interactions across healthcare databases. The function should take a single character from the medication code as input and return its corresponding ASCII value for use in the drug interaction analysis system.
    

    
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that determines the standardized numerical identifier for a single character in a medication's identification code, which is essential for cross-referencing drug interactions across healthcare databases. The function should take a single character from the medication code as input and return its corresponding ASCII value for use in the drug interaction analysis system.
    

    """
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that determines the standardized numerical identifier for a single character in a medication's identification code, which is essential for cross-referencing drug interactions across healthcare databases. The function should take a single character from the medication code as input and return its corresponding ASCII value for use in the drug interaction analysis system.
    

    """
    ch = k
    return ord(ch)