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4.12.5 Resource Medication - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Medication resource.

Medication
Definition

This resource is primarily used for the identification and definition of a medication. It covers the ingredients and the packaging for a medication.

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Medication.code
Definition

A code (or set of codes) that specify this medication, or a textual description if no code is available. Usage note: This could be a standard medication code such as a code from RxNorm, SNOMED CT, IDMP etc. It could also be a national or local formulary code, optionally with translations to other code systems.

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BindingSNOMED CT Medication Codes: A code that defines the type of a medication (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
Comments

Depending on the context of use, the code that was actually selected by the user (prescriber, dispenser, etc.) should be marked as "primary". Other codes can only be literal translations to alternative code systems, or codes at a lower level of granularity (e.g. a generic code for a vendor-specific primary one).

Medication.isBrand
Definition

Set to true if the item is attributable to a specific manufacturer.

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Typeboolean
Summarytrue
Medication.manufacturer
Definition

Describes the details of the manufacturer.

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TypeReference(Organization)
Summarytrue
Medication.product
Definition

Information that only applies to products (not packages).

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Medication.product.form
Definition

Describes the form of the item. Powder; tablets; carton.

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BindingSNOMED CT Form Codes: The form of a medication (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Medication.product.ingredient
Definition

Identifies a particular constituent of interest in the product.

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Comments

The ingredients need not be a complete list; usually only active ingredients are listed.

To DoShould have an indicator distinguishing active & inactive.
Medication.product.ingredient.item
Definition

The actual ingredient - either a substance (simple ingredient) or another medication.

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TypeReference(Substance | Medication)
Medication.product.ingredient.amount
Definition

Specifies how many (or how much) of the items there are in this Medication. For example, 250 mg per tablet.

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TypeRatio
Medication.product.batch
Definition

Information about a group of medication produced or packaged from one production run.

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Medication.product.batch.lotNumber
Definition

The assigned lot number of a batch of the specified product.

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Typestring
Medication.product.batch.expirationDate
Definition

When this specific batch of product will expire.

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TypedateTime
Medication.package
Definition

Information that only applies to packages (not products).

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Medication.package.container
Definition

The kind of container that this package comes as.

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BindingSNOMED CT Form Codes: Kind of container a medication package is packaged in (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Medication.package.content
Definition

A set of components that go to make up the described item.

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Medication.package.content.item
Definition

Identifies one of the items in the package.

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TypeReference(Medication)
Medication.package.content.amount
Definition

The amount of the product that is in the package.

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TypeSimpleQuantity