description: This profile defines the UK constraints and extensions on the International FHIR resource [Medication](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/Medication.html).
package_name: fhir.r4.ukcore.stu3.currentbuild
derivation: constraint
name: UKCoreMedication
type: Medication
elements:
  extension:
    type: Extension
    short: Used to identify a Trade Family or brand associated with a Medication, specifically when the medication is defined using a dm+d Virtual Therapeutic Moiety (VTM) concept
    url: https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-MedicationTradeFamily
    index: 0
    slicing:
      slices:
        MedicationTradeFamily:
          match: {}
          schema: {type: Extension, short: 'Used to identify a Trade Family or brand associated with a Medication, specifically when the medication is defined using a dm+d Virtual Therapeutic Moiety (VTM) concept', url: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-MedicationTradeFamily', index: 0}
  code:
    short: Codes that identify this medication
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationCode'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 1
  form:
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationForm'}
    index: 2
package_version: 0.0.11-pre-release
extensions:
  MedicationTradeFamily: {url: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-MedicationTradeFamily', type: Extension, short: 'Used to identify a Trade Family or brand associated with a Medication, specifically when the medication is defined using a dm+d Virtual Therapeutic Moiety (VTM) concept', index: 0}
class: profile
kind: resource
url: https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/UKCore-Medication
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication
version: 2.3.0
required: [code]