description: An ingredient of a manufactured item or pharmaceutical product.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core
derivation: specialization
name: Ingredient
type: Ingredient
elements:
  identifier: {type: Identifier, short: An identifier or code by which the ingredient can be referenced, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  role: {type: CodeableConcept, short: 'Ingredient role e.g. Active ingredient, excipient', isSummary: true, index: 1}
  allergenicIndicator: {type: boolean, short: If the ingredient is a known or suspected allergen, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  manufacturer:
    short: The organization that manufactures this ingredient
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  specifiedSubstance:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: A specified substance that comprises this ingredient
    isSummary: true
    array: true
    index: 4
    elements:
      code:
        short: Substance as a 'specified substance', implying extra substance related characteristics
        isSummary: true
        choices: [codeCodeableConcept, codeReference]
        index: 6
      codeCodeableConcept: {short: 'Substance as a ''specified substance'', implying extra substance related characteristics', type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: code, isSummary: true, index: 7}
      codeReference:
        short: Substance as a 'specified substance', implying extra substance related characteristics
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SubstanceDefinition']
        type: Reference
        choiceOf: code
        isSummary: true
        index: 8
      group: {type: CodeableConcept, short: 'The group of specified substance, e.g. group 1 to 4', isSummary: true, index: 9}
      confidentiality: {type: CodeableConcept, short: Confidentiality level of the specified substance as the ingredient, isSummary: true, index: 10}
      strength:
        type: BackboneElement
        short: Quantity of the substance or specified substance present in the manufactured item or pharmaceutical product
        isSummary: true
        array: true
        index: 11
        elements:
          presentation: {type: Ratio, short: 'The quantity of substance in the unit of presentation, or in the volume (or mass) of the single pharmaceutical product or manufactured item', isSummary: true, index: 12}
          presentationHighLimit: {isModifier: true, short: 'An upper limit for the quantity of substance in the unit of presentation. For use when there is a range of strengths, this is the high limit, with the presentation attribute becoming the lower limit', type: Ratio, isModifierReason: 'If this is present it implies that the whole strength is expressed as a range, due to uncertainty or variation', isSummary: true, index: 13}
          concentration: {type: Ratio, short: The strength per unitary volume (or mass), isSummary: true, index: 14}
          concentrationHighLimit: {isModifier: true, short: 'An upper limit for the strength per unitary volume (or mass), for when there is a range. The concentration attribute then becomes the lower limit', type: Ratio, isModifierReason: 'If this is present it implies that the whole strength is expressed as a range, due to uncertainty or variation', isSummary: true, index: 15}
          measurementPoint: {type: string, short: For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance, isSummary: true, index: 16}
          country: {type: CodeableConcept, short: The country or countries for which the strength range applies, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 17}
          referenceStrength:
            type: BackboneElement
            short: Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance
            isSummary: true
            array: true
            index: 18
            elements:
              substance:
                short: Relevant reference substance
                isSummary: true
                choices: [substanceCodeableConcept, substanceReference]
                index: 20
              substanceCodeableConcept: {short: Relevant reference substance, type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: substance, isSummary: true, index: 21}
              substanceReference:
                short: Relevant reference substance
                refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SubstanceDefinition']
                type: Reference
                choiceOf: substance
                isSummary: true
                index: 22
              strength: {type: Ratio, short: Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance, isSummary: true, index: 23}
              strengthHighLimit: {type: Ratio, short: 'Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance, upper limit', isSummary: true, index: 24}
              measurementPoint: {type: string, short: For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance, isSummary: true, index: 25}
              country: {type: CodeableConcept, short: The country or countries for which the strength range applies, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 26}
            required: [strength]
    required: [codeCodeableConcept, group, codeReference, code]
  substance:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: The substance that comprises this ingredient
    isSummary: true
    index: 27
    elements:
      code:
        short: A code that represents the ingredient substance
        isSummary: true
        choices: [codeCodeableConcept, codeReference]
        index: 29
      codeCodeableConcept: {short: A code that represents the ingredient substance, type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: code, isSummary: true, index: 30}
      codeReference:
        short: A code that represents the ingredient substance
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SubstanceDefinition']
        type: Reference
        choiceOf: code
        isSummary: true
        index: 31
      strength:
        short: Quantity of the substance or specified substance present in the manufactured item or pharmaceutical product
        isSummary: true
        elementReference: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Ingredient', elements, specifiedSubstance, elements, strength]
        array: true
        index: 32
    required: [codeCodeableConcept, codeReference, code]
package_version: 4.2.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Ingredient
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.2.0
required: [role]