AU Base Implementation Guide
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AU Base Implementation Guide, published by HL7 Australia. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 6.0.1-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/AuDigitalHealth/au-fhir-base/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Extension: MedicationType - XML Profile

Page standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 2

XML representation of the medication-type extension.

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    <StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
      <id value="medication-type"/>
      <text>
        <status value="extensions"/>
        <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition medication-type</b></p><a name="medication-type"> </a><a name="hcmedication-type"> </a><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"><tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top"><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px" class="hierarchy"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style="float: right"><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"><img src="data:image/png;base64, " alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-medication-type-definitions.html#Extension" title="The type of information covered by the medication coding, e.g. branded product with no strength or form.">Extension</a><a name="Extension"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">0</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">*</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension">Extension</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Medication type</td></tr>
    <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-medication-type-definitions.html#Extension.url">url</a><a name="Extension.url"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#uri">uri</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="color: darkgreen">&quot;http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type&quot;</span></td></tr>
    <tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin_end.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_datatype.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="StructureDefinition-medication-type-definitions.html#Extension.value[x]">value[x]</a><a name="Extension.value_x_"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">1..<span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#Coding">Coding</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">Value of extension</span><br class="binding"/><span style="font-weight:bold" title="null" class="binding">Binding: </span><a href="ValueSet-medication-type.html" title="http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/medication-type" class="binding">Medication Type</a><span title="null" class="binding"> (</span><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set." class="binding">required</a><span title="null" class="binding">)</span></td></tr>
    <tr><td colspan="5" class="hierarchy"><br/><a href="https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views" title="Legend for this format"><img src="data:image/png;base64, " alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>
      </text>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
        <valueInteger value="2"/>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
        <valueCode value="trial-use">
          <extension
                     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom">
            <valueCanonical
                            value="http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.au.base"/>
          </extension>
        </valueCode>
      </extension>
      <url value="http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type"/>
      <version value="6.0.1-ci-build"/>
      <name value="MedicationType"/>
      <title value="Medication Type"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <date value="2026-04-15T07:27:13+00:00"/>
      <publisher value="HL7 Australia"/>
      <contact>
        <name value="HL7 Australia FHIR Working Group"/>
        <telecom>
          <system value="url"/>
          <value value="https://confluence.hl7.org/display/HAFWG"/>
          <use value="work"/>
        </telecom>
      </contact>
      <description
                   value="This extension applies to the [Coding](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#Coding) data type and is used to indicate the type of information covered by the code e.g. branded product with no strength or form. This is useful when there are multiple codings from the same coding system at different levels/classifications."/>
      <jurisdiction>
        <coding>
          <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
          <code value="AU"/>
        </coding>
      </jurisdiction>
      <copyright
                 value="HL7 Australia© 2018+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved."/>
      <fhirVersion value="4.0.1"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
        <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
      </mapping>
      <kind value="complex-type"/>
      <abstract value="false"/>
      <context>
        <type value="fhirpath"/>
        <expression value="Medication.code.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="fhirpath"/>
        <expression
                    value="Medication.ingredient.item.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="fhirpath"/>
        <expression
                    value="MedicationRequest.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="fhirpath"/>
        <expression
                    value="MedicationDispense.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="fhirpath"/>
        <expression
                    value="MedicationStatement.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="fhirpath"/>
        <expression
                    value="MedicationAdministration.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="element"/>
        <expression value="ValueSet.expansion.contains"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="element"/>
        <expression value="ValueSet.expansion.contains.contains"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="element"/>
        <expression value="CodeSystem.concept"/>
      </context>
      <context>
        <type value="element"/>
        <expression value="CodeSystem.concept.concept"/>
      </context>
      <type value="Extension"/>
      <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/>
      <derivation value="constraint"/>
      <snapshot>
        <extension
                   url="http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version">
          <valueString value="4.0.1"/>
        </extension>
        <element id="Extension">
          <path value="Extension"/>
          <short value="Medication type"/>
          <definition
                      value="The type of information covered by the medication coding, e.g. branded product with no strength or form."/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="*"/>
          <base>
            <path value="Extension"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="*"/>
          </base>
          <condition value="ele-1"/>
          <constraint>
            <key value="ele-1"/>
            <severity value="error"/>
            <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
            <expression
                        value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>
            <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/>
            <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
          </constraint>
          <constraint>
            <key value="ext-1"/>
            <severity value="error"/>
            <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/>
            <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/>
            <xpath
                   value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])"/>
            <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/>
          </constraint>
          <isModifier value="false"/>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.id">
          <path value="Extension.id"/>
          <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
          <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing"/>
          <definition
                      value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="Element.id"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <extension
                       url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
              <valueUrl value="string"/>
            </extension>
            <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/>
          </type>
          <isModifier value="false"/>
          <isSummary value="false"/>
          <mapping>
            <identity value="rim"/>
            <map value="n/a"/>
          </mapping>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.extension">
          <path value="Extension.extension"/>
          <slicing>
            <discriminator>
              <type value="value"/>
              <path value="url"/>
            </discriminator>
            <description value="Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url"/>
            <rules value="open"/>
          </slicing>
          <short value="Additional content defined by implementations"/>
          <definition
                      value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
          <comment
                   value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
          <alias value="extensions"/>
          <alias value="user content"/>
          <min value="0"/>
          <max value="*"/>
          <base>
            <path value="Element.extension"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="*"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="Extension"/>
          </type>
          <constraint>
            <key value="ele-1"/>
            <severity value="error"/>
            <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
            <expression
                        value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>
            <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/>
            <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
          </constraint>
          <constraint>
            <key value="ext-1"/>
            <severity value="error"/>
            <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both"/>
            <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()"/>
            <xpath
                   value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), &quot;value&quot;)])"/>
            <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"/>
          </constraint>
          <isModifier value="false"/>
          <isSummary value="false"/>
          <mapping>
            <identity value="rim"/>
            <map value="n/a"/>
          </mapping>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.url">
          <path value="Extension.url"/>
          <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
          <short value="identifies the meaning of the extension"/>
          <definition
                      value="Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL."/>
          <comment
                   value="The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension."/>
          <min value="1"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="Extension.url"/>
            <min value="1"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <extension
                       url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type">
              <valueUrl value="uri"/>
            </extension>
            <code value="http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"/>
          </type>
          <fixedUri
                    value="http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type"/>
          <isModifier value="false"/>
          <isSummary value="false"/>
          <mapping>
            <identity value="rim"/>
            <map value="N/A"/>
          </mapping>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.value[x]">
          <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>
          <short value="Value of extension"/>
          <definition
                      value="Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html) for a list)."/>
          <min value="1"/>
          <max value="1"/>
          <base>
            <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>
            <min value="0"/>
            <max value="1"/>
          </base>
          <type>
            <code value="Coding"/>
          </type>
          <constraint>
            <key value="ele-1"/>
            <severity value="error"/>
            <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
            <expression
                        value="hasValue() or (children().count() &gt; id.count())"/>
            <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/>
            <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
          </constraint>
          <isModifier value="false"/>
          <isSummary value="false"/>
          <binding>
            <strength value="required"/>
            <valueSet
                      value="http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/medication-type"/>
          </binding>
          <mapping>
            <identity value="rim"/>
            <map value="N/A"/>
          </mapping>
        </element>
      </snapshot>
      <differential>
        <element id="Extension">
          <path value="Extension"/>
          <short value="Medication type"/>
          <definition
                      value="The type of information covered by the medication coding, e.g. branded product with no strength or form."/>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.url">
          <path value="Extension.url"/>
          <fixedUri
                    value="http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type"/>
        </element>
        <element id="Extension.value[x]">
          <path value="Extension.value[x]"/>
          <min value="1"/>
          <type>
            <code value="Coding"/>
          </type>
          <binding>
            <strength value="required"/>
            <valueSet
                      value="http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/medication-type"/>
          </binding>
        </element>
      </differential>
    </StructureDefinition>