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Resource Substance - Content 5.7

A homogeneous material with a definite composition used in healthcare.

The resource name as it appears in a RESTful URL is [root]/substance/

This resource has had some sample content created for it so that other resources can refer to it.

Resource Content 5.7.1

Substance (Resource)Identifier of the substanceidentifier : Identifier 0..1Name of the substancename : string 1..1Type of the substancetype : CodeableConcept 0..1 <<Type of the substanceSubstanceType>>Description of the substancedescription : string 0..1Substance statusstatus : CodeableConcept 0..1 <<Substance statusSubstanceStatus>>When the substance is active or effectiveeffectiveTime : Period 0..1The amount of the substancequantity : Quantity 0..1A substance can be composed of other substancesingredient : Resource(Substance) 0..*Indicates whether the substance quantity (used for ingredients) are absolute values or values relative to each other (percentages)quantityMode : CodeableConcept 0..1 <<Mode of the quantity elementSubstanceQuantityMode>> 
<Substance xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
 <!-- from Resource: extension, narrative, and contained -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..1 Identifier Identifier of the substance --></identifier>
 <name value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Name of the substance -->
 <type><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Type of the substance --></type>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of the substance -->
 <status><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Substance status --></status>
 <effectiveTime><!-- 0..1 Period Substance effective period --></effectiveTime>
 <quantity><!-- 0..1 Quantity Substance amount --></quantity>
 <ingredient><!-- 0..* Resource(Substance) Substance composition --></ingredient>
 <quantityMode><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Absolute | Relative --></quantityMode>
</Substance>

Alternate definitions: Schema/Schematron, Resource Profile

Terminology Bindings 5.7.1.1

PathDefinitionTypeReference
Substance.type Type of the substanceIncompletehttp://hl7.org/fhir/vs/substance-type
Substance.status Substance statusIncompletehttp://hl7.org/fhir/vs/substance-status
Substance.quantityMode Mode of the quantity elementIncompletehttp://hl7.org/fhir/vs/substance-mode

Search Parameters 5.7.2

Search Parameters for RESTful searches. The standard parameters also apply. See Searching for more information.

Name / TypeDescriptionPaths
_id : tokenThe logical resource id associated with the resource (must be supported by all servers)
name : tokenThe name of the substanceSubstance.name
type : tokenThe type of the substanceSubstance.type