description: This resource is primarily used for the identification and definition of a medication for the purposes of prescribing, dispensing, and administering a medication as well as for making statements about medication use.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r4b.examples
derivation: specialization
name: Medication
type: Medication
elements:
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Business identifier for this medication, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  code:
    isModifier: false
    short: Codes that identify this medication
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: active | inactive | entered-in-error
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-status|4.3.0-snapshot1'}
    isModifierReason: This element changes the interpretation of all descriptive attributes.
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  manufacturer:
    isModifier: false
    short: Manufacturer of the item
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  form:
    isModifier: false
    short: powder | tablets | capsule +
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-form-codes'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 4
  amount: {isModifier: false, short: Amount of drug in package, type: Ratio, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  ingredient:
    isModifier: false
    short: Active or inactive ingredient
    index: 6
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      item:
        isModifier: false
        short: The actual ingredient or content
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [itemCodeableConcept, itemReference]
        isSummary: false
        index: 8
      itemCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: The actual ingredient or content, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: item, isSummary: false, index: 9}
      itemReference:
        isModifier: false
        short: The actual ingredient or content
        index: 10
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        choiceOf: item
        isSummary: false
      isActive: {isModifier: false, short: Active ingredient indicator, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 11}
      strength: {isModifier: false, short: Quantity of ingredient present, type: Ratio, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 12}
    required: [itemReference, item, itemCodeableConcept]
    isSummary: false
  batch:
    isModifier: false
    short: Details about packaged medications
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: false
    index: 13
    elements:
      lotNumber: {isModifier: false, short: Identifier assigned to batch, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 14}
      expirationDate: {isModifier: false, short: When batch will expire, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 15}
package_version: 4.3.0-snapshot1
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.3.0-snapshot1