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.core
derivation: specialization
name: Medication
type: Medication
elements:
  code:
    short: Codes that identify this medication
    type: CodeableConcept
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 0
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: active | inactive | entered-in-error
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-status'}
    isModifierReason: This element changes the interpretation of all descriptive attributes.
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  manufacturer:
    short: Manufacturer of the item
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  form:
    short: powder | tablets | capsule +
    type: CodeableConcept
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-form-codes'}
    index: 3
  amount: {short: Amount of drug in package, type: Quantity, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  ingredient:
    short: Active or inactive ingredient
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    index: 5
    elements:
      item:
        short: The actual ingredient or content
        choices: [itemCodeableConcept, itemReference]
        index: 7
      itemCodeableConcept: {short: The actual ingredient or content, type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: item, index: 8}
      itemReference:
        short: The actual ingredient or content
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance']
        type: Reference
        choiceOf: item
        index: 9
      isActive: {short: Active ingredient indicator, type: boolean, index: 10}
      amount: {type: Ratio, short: Quantity of ingredient present, index: 11}
    required: [itemReference, item, itemCodeableConcept]
  batch:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Details about packaged medications
    index: 12
    elements:
      lotNumber: {type: string, short: Identifier assigned to batch, index: 13}
      expirationDate: {type: dateTime, short: When batch will expire, index: 14}
      serialNumber: {type: string, short: Identifier assigned to a drug at the time of manufacture, index: 15}
package_version: 3.5.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: null