CH EMED EPR
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ValueSet: Amount Quantity Unit Codes (Experimental)

Official URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-emed-epr/ValueSet/ch-emed-epr-amount-quantity-unit-code Version: 3.0.0-ci-build
Draft as of 2025-12-04 Computable Name: CHEMEDEPRAmountQuantityUnitCode

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Unit Codes for amount quantity units.

These are all unit codes about amount quantities, excluding time units.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

  • Include these codes as defined in http://snomed.info/sct version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)
    CodeDisplayCHEMEDEPRAmountQuantityUnitCode -> CdTyp9
    732981002Actuation (unit of presentation)~Hub(In the context of drug administration, "Hub" in German often refers to the actuation or dose delivered by a medical device, such as a pump or a spray. In the case of an inhaler or nasal spray, a Hub refers to the quantity of medication released in one spray or actuation. For an insulin pump or other infusion devices, Hub can denote a specific unit of the medication delivered per pump cycle or actuation.)
    732978007Ampule (unit of presentation)
    413568008Application - unit of product usage (qualifier value)~Appl
    732980001Applicator (unit of presentation)
    732982009Bag (unit of presentation)?Btl(In HCI's code system, there is no equivalent for a bag (or French poche), e.g. an infusion bag. The broader German term Beutel is instead used for single dose sachets.)
    732983004Barrel (unit of presentation)
    732984005Blister (unit of presentation)~Blist
    732985006Block (unit of presentation)
    732986007Bottle (unit of presentation)~Fl
    732987003Cachet (unit of presentation)
    732937005Capsule (unit of presentation)
    732988008Cartridge (unit of presentation)~Patr
    732989000Chewing gum (unit of presentation)
    732990009Container (unit of presentation)
    732991008Cup (unit of presentation)>MB(Messbecher is more specifically a measuring cup.)
    732992001Cylinder (unit of presentation)
    732993006Dressing (unit of presentation)
    732994000Drop (unit of presentation)~gtt
    732995004Film (unit of presentation)
    732996003Implant (unit of presentation)
    732997007Inhaler (unit of presentation)
    732998002Insert (unit of presentation)
    732999005Jar (unit of presentation)
    733001005Lyophilisate (unit of presentation)
    733002003Matrix (unit of presentation)
    733003008Pad (unit of presentation)
    733004002Pastille (unit of presentation)
    733005001Patch (unit of presentation)<Pfl(HCI's CDTyp9 contains only a general code for Plaster (translated within the code system as the more specialized patch in French, oddly enough).)
    733006000Pen (unit of presentation)
    733007009Pessary (unit of presentation)
    733008004Pillule (unit of presentation)
    733009007Pipette (unit of presentation)>Dosierpip(A Dosierpipette (German) is more specifically a dosing pipette designed to measure and deliver precise amounts of medication.)
    733010002Plaster (unit of presentation)~Pfl
    733011003Plug (unit of presentation)
    733012005Pouch (unit of presentation)?Btl(In HCI's code system, there is no equivalent for a pouch. The broader German term Beutel is instead used for single dose sachets.)
    733013000Sachet (unit of presentation)?Btl(In HCI's code system, The broader German term Beutel is instead used for single dose sachets and translated as such on its French display translation.)
    733014006Sponge (unit of presentation)
    733015007Spoonful (unit of presentation)~nML(The target code is more specifically a measuring spoon (Messlöffel).)
    733016008Stick (unit of presentation)
    733017004Straw (unit of presentation)
    733018009Strip (unit of presentation)
    733019001Suppository (unit of presentation)
    733020007Syringe (unit of presentation)~Dosierspr(The target code is more specifically a measuring or dosing syringe (Dosierspritze).)
    733021006System (unit of presentation)
    732936001Tablet (unit of presentation)~tablet
    733022004Tampon (unit of presentation)
    733023009Thread (unit of presentation)
    733024003Tube (unit of presentation)~Tb
    733025002Vessel (unit of presentation)
    733026001Vial (unit of presentation)
    408102007Dose~Dos
    396186001(the number ten for arbitrary powers ^ 6) * Unit~Mio U(CdTyp9 has two codes for a million units: "Mio U" and "MU" (labeled as Millionen Einheiten). Since MU could bring some confusion, as it is also stands for Measurement Unit in English, with a different meaning, CdTyp9's "Mio U" is preferred by this concept map.)
    ~MU(CdTyp9 has two codes for a million units: "Mio U" and "MU" (labeled as Millionen Einheiten). Since MU could bring some confusion, as it is also stands for Measurement Unit in English, with a different meaning, CdTyp9's "Mio U" is preferred by this concept map.)
    1681000175101Package~Pck
    2011000175108Thousand Per * Unit~TU
    767525000Unit~U(CdTyp9 has two codes for unit, E for German Einheit and U for French unité (or English unit). This concept map suggests using U for coherence also with English.)
    ~E(CdTyp9 has two codes for unit, E for German Einheit and U for French unité (or English unit). This concept map suggests using U for coherence also with English.)
    246205007Quantity?Stk(Stk stands for Stück which could be translated as piece. CH EMED 5.0.0 removed the unit piece and replaced it with the SNOMED code for quantity. See https://github.com/hl7ch/ch-emed/issues/252 for reasoning.)
  • Include these codes as defined in http://unitsofmeasure.org version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)
    CodeDisplayCHEMEDEPRAmountQuantityUnitCode -> CdTyp9
    Bq Becquerel ~Bq
    kBq kiloBecquerel ~kBq
    MBq megaBecquerel ~MBq
    GBq gigaBecquerel ~GBq
    % percent ~%
    ng nanogram ~ng
    ug microgram ~mcg
    mg milligram ~mg
    g gram ~g
    kg kilogram ~kg
    kcal kilocalorie ~kcal
    kJ kilojoule ~kJ
    meq milliequivalent
    nmol nanomole ~nmol
    umol micromole ~mcmol
    mmol millimole ~mmol
    mol mole ~mol
    nL nanoliter
    uL microliter ~mcl
    mL milliliter ~ml
    L liter ~L
    mm2 square millimeter
    cm centimeter
    cm2 square centimeter
    cm3 cubic centimeter ~ml(Although CdTyp9 has no code for cubic centimeter, 1 cubic centimeter is equivalent to 1 milliliter, which is present.)
    [tbs_m] tablespoon - metric ~EL(Esslöffel (EL) is the German translation of the metric tablespoon.)
    10*6.[iU] MillionInternationalUnit ~Mio UI
    [ppm] Parts Per Million
    [tsp_m] teaspoon - metric ~TL(Teelöffel (TL) is the German translation of the metric teaspoon.)
    [iU] international unit ~UI
    [CFU] Colony Forming Units

 

Expansion

Expansion from tx.fhir.ch, tx.fhir.org based on:

  • SNOMED CT Swiss Edition edition 07-Jun 2025
  • codesystem UCUM version 2.2

This value set contains 87 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)JSONXMLCHEMEDEPRAmountQuantityUnitCode -> CdTyp9
http://snomed.info/sct  732981002Actuation (unit of presentation)~Hub(In the context of drug administration, "Hub" in German often refers to the actuation or dose delivered by a medical device, such as a pump or a spray. In the case of an inhaler or nasal spray, a Hub refers to the quantity of medication released in one spray or actuation. For an insulin pump or other infusion devices, Hub can denote a specific unit of the medication delivered per pump cycle or actuation.)
http://snomed.info/sct  732978007Ampule (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  413568008Application~Appl
http://snomed.info/sct  732980001Applicator
http://snomed.info/sct  732982009Bag (unit of presentation)?Btl(In HCI's code system, there is no equivalent for a bag (or French poche), e.g. an infusion bag. The broader German term Beutel is instead used for single dose sachets.)
http://snomed.info/sct  732983004Barrel
http://snomed.info/sct  732984005Blister (unit of presentation)~Blist
http://snomed.info/sct  732985006Block
http://snomed.info/sct  732986007Bottle (unit of presentation)~Fl
http://snomed.info/sct  732987003Cachet
http://snomed.info/sct  732937005Capsule (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  732988008Cartridge (unit of presentation)~Patr
http://snomed.info/sct  732989000Chewing gum
http://snomed.info/sct  732990009Container
http://snomed.info/sct  732991008Cup>MB(Messbecher is more specifically a measuring cup.)
http://snomed.info/sct  732992001Cylinder
http://snomed.info/sct  732993006Dressing
http://snomed.info/sct  732994000Drop~gtt
http://snomed.info/sct  732995004Film
http://snomed.info/sct  732996003Implant (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  732997007Inhaler
http://snomed.info/sct  732998002Insert
http://snomed.info/sct  732999005Jar
http://snomed.info/sct  733001005Lyophilisate
http://snomed.info/sct  733002003Matrix
http://snomed.info/sct  733003008Pad
http://snomed.info/sct  733004002Pastille
http://snomed.info/sct  733005001Patch (unit of presentation)<Pfl(HCI's CDTyp9 contains only a general code for Plaster (translated within the code system as the more specialized patch in French, oddly enough).)
http://snomed.info/sct  733006000Pen (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733007009Pessary (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733008004Pillule
http://snomed.info/sct  733009007Pipette (unit of presentation)>Dosierpip(A Dosierpipette (German) is more specifically a dosing pipette designed to measure and deliver precise amounts of medication.)
http://snomed.info/sct  733010002Plaster (unit of presentation)~Pfl
http://snomed.info/sct  733011003Plug (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733012005Pouch (unit of presentation)?Btl(In HCI's code system, there is no equivalent for a pouch. The broader German term Beutel is instead used for single dose sachets.)
http://snomed.info/sct  733013000Sachet (unit of presentation)?Btl(In HCI's code system, The broader German term Beutel is instead used for single dose sachets and translated as such on its French display translation.)
http://snomed.info/sct  733014006Sponge (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733015007Spoonful (unit of presentation)~nML(The target code is more specifically a measuring spoon (Messlöffel).)
http://snomed.info/sct  733016008Stick
http://snomed.info/sct  733017004Straw (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733018009Strip (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733019001Suppository (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733020007Syringe~Dosierspr(The target code is more specifically a measuring or dosing syringe (Dosierspritze).)
http://snomed.info/sct  733021006System
http://snomed.info/sct  732936001Tablet (unit of presentation)~tablet
http://snomed.info/sct  733022004Tampon (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  733023009Thread
http://snomed.info/sct  733024003Tube~Tb
http://snomed.info/sct  733025002Vessel
http://snomed.info/sct  733026001Vial (unit of presentation)
http://snomed.info/sct  408102007Unit dose (qualifier value)~Dos
http://snomed.info/sct  396186001MU~Mio U(CdTyp9 has two codes for a million units: "Mio U" and "MU" (labeled as Millionen Einheiten). Since MU could bring some confusion, as it is also stands for Measurement Unit in English, with a different meaning, CdTyp9's "Mio U" is preferred by this concept map.)
~MU(CdTyp9 has two codes for a million units: "Mio U" and "MU" (labeled as Millionen Einheiten). Since MU could bring some confusion, as it is also stands for Measurement Unit in English, with a different meaning, CdTyp9's "Mio U" is preferred by this concept map.)
http://snomed.info/sct  1681000175101Package - unit of product usage~Pck
http://snomed.info/sct  2011000175108Thousand unit~TU
http://snomed.info/sct  767525000Unit~U(CdTyp9 has two codes for unit, E for German Einheit and U for French unité (or English unit). This concept map suggests using U for coherence also with English.)
~E(CdTyp9 has two codes for unit, E for German Einheit and U for French unité (or English unit). This concept map suggests using U for coherence also with English.)
http://snomed.info/sct  246205007Quantity?Stk(Stk stands for Stück which could be translated as piece. CH EMED 5.0.0 removed the unit piece and replaced it with the SNOMED code for quantity. See https://github.com/hl7ch/ch-emed/issues/252 for reasoning.)
http://unitsofmeasure.org  BqBq~Bq
http://unitsofmeasure.org  kBqkBq~kBq
http://unitsofmeasure.org  MBqMBq~MBq
http://unitsofmeasure.org  GBqGBq~GBq
http://unitsofmeasure.org  %%~%
http://unitsofmeasure.org  ngng~ng
http://unitsofmeasure.org  ugug~mcg
http://unitsofmeasure.org  mgmg~mg
http://unitsofmeasure.org  gg~g
http://unitsofmeasure.org  kgkg~kg
http://unitsofmeasure.org  kcalkcal~kcal
http://unitsofmeasure.org  kJkJ~kJ
http://unitsofmeasure.org  meqmeq
http://unitsofmeasure.org  nmolnmol~nmol
http://unitsofmeasure.org  umolumol~mcmol
http://unitsofmeasure.org  mmolmmol~mmol
http://unitsofmeasure.org  molmol~mol
http://unitsofmeasure.org  nLnL
http://unitsofmeasure.org  uLuL~mcl
http://unitsofmeasure.org  mLmL~ml
http://unitsofmeasure.org  LL~L
http://unitsofmeasure.org  mm2mm2
http://unitsofmeasure.org  cmcm
http://unitsofmeasure.org  cm2cm2
http://unitsofmeasure.org  cm3cm3~ml(Although CdTyp9 has no code for cubic centimeter, 1 cubic centimeter is equivalent to 1 milliliter, which is present.)
http://unitsofmeasure.org  [tbs_m][tbs_m]~EL(Esslöffel (EL) is the German translation of the metric tablespoon.)
http://unitsofmeasure.org  10*6.[iU]10*6.[iU]~Mio UI
http://unitsofmeasure.org  [ppm][ppm]
http://unitsofmeasure.org  [tsp_m][tsp_m]~TL(Teelöffel (TL) is the German translation of the metric teaspoon.)
http://unitsofmeasure.org  [iU][iU]~UI
http://unitsofmeasure.org  [CFU][CFU]

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code