## Profile Comparison between http://fhir.org/guides/argonaut/StructureDefinition/argo-medication vs http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-medication

Left: | Argonaut Medication Profile (http://fhir.org/guides/argonaut/StructureDefinition/argo-medication)
Right: | US Core Medication Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-medication)

### Messages

Error | StructureDefinition.url | Values for url differ: 'http://fhir.org/guides/argonaut/StructureDefinition/argo-medication' vs 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-medication'
Information | StructureDefinition.name | Values for name differ: 'Argonaut Medication Profile' vs 'USCoreMedicationProfile'
Information | StructureDefinition.status | Values for status differ: 'draft' vs 'active'
Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2016-10-18T00:00:00+11:00' vs '2023-10-17'
Information | StructureDefinition.publisher | Values for publisher differ: 'Argonaut Project' vs 'HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects'
Information | StructureDefinition.jurisdiction | Added the item 'urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US'
Warning | StructureDefinition.fhirVersion | Values for fhirVersion differ: '1.0.2' vs '4.0.1'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Argonaut Medication Profile' vs 'Definition of a Medication'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'This resource is primarily used for the identification and definition of a medication. It covers the ingredients and the packaging for a medication.' vs '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.'
Information | Medication | StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.contained.empty())
Information | Medication | StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty())
Information | Medication | StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty())
Information | Medication | StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.meta.security.empty())
Information | Medication | StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (text.`div`.exists())
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated UUID.' vs 'The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource.' vs 'The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content.' vs 'A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element as much as possible.' vs 'Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).' vs 'Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it 'clinically safe' for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.' vs 'A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it 'clinically safe' for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative.' vs 'Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a 'text blob' or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again.' vs 'This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Additional Content defined by implementations' vs 'Additional content defined by implementations'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. In order 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.' vs 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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.'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.' vs 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Used for identification and definition of a medication.' vs 'A code (or set of codes) that specify this medication, or a textual description if no code is available. Usage note: This could be a standard medication code such as a code from RxNorm, SNOMED CT, IDMP etc. It could also be a national or local formulary code, optionally with translations to other code systems.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Depending on the context of use, the code that was actually selected by the user (prescriber, dispenser, etc.) should be marked as 'primary'. Other codes can only be literal translations to alternative code systems, or codes at a lower level of granularity (e.g. a generic code for a vendor-specific primary one).' vs 'Depending on the context of use, the code that was actually selected by the user (prescriber, dispenser, etc.) will have the coding.userSelected set to true. As described in the coding datatype: 'A coding may be marked as a 'userSelected' if a user selected the particular coded value in a user interface (e.g. the user selects an item in a pick-list). If a user selected coding exists, it is the preferred choice for performing translations etc. Other codes can only be literal translations to alternative code systems, or codes at a lower level of granularity (e.g. a generic code for a vendor-specific primary one).'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Describes the details of the manufacturer.' vs 'Describes the details of the manufacturer of the medication product. This is not intended to represent the distributor of a medication product.'

### Metadata

Name | Value | Comments
--- | --- | ---
abstract | false |
baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication |
copyright |  | Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License | Added the item 'Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License'
date | 2016-10-18T00:00:00+11:00 | 2023-10-17 | Values Differ
description |  | The US Core Medication Profile inherits from the FHIR [Medication](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/medication.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile sets minimum expectations for the Medication resource to record, search, and fetch medications associated with a patient. When referencing a medication, the MedicationRequest resource can use a code or refer to this profile. It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption. | Added the item 'The US Core Medication Profile inherits from the FHIR [Medication](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/medication.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile sets minimum expectations for the Medication resource to record, search, and fetch medications associated with a patient. When referencing a medication, the MedicationRequest resource can use a code or refer to this profile. It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption.'
experimental |  | false | Added the item 'false'
fhirVersion | 1.0.2 | 4.0.1 | Values Differ
jurisdiction |  |
jurisdiction[0] |  | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US | Added the item 'urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US'
kind | resource |
name | Argonaut Medication Profile | USCoreMedicationProfile | Values Differ
publisher | Argonaut Project | HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects | Values Differ
purpose |  |
status | draft | active | Values Differ
title |  | US Core Medication Profile | Added the item 'US Core Medication Profile'
type | Medication |
url | http://fhir.org/guides/argonaut/StructureDefinition/argo-medication | http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-medication | Values Differ
version |  | 8.0.0 | Added the item '8.0.0'

### Structure

Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | Medication | Argonaut Medication Profile |  | 0..* | Medication | Definition of a Medication | StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.contained.empty()) StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()) StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()) StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (contained.meta.security.empty()) StructureDefinition USCoreMedicationProfile has added constraint that is not found in Argonaut Medication Profile and it is uncertain whether they are compatible (text.`div`.exists())
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (required): A human language. |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
code | S | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Codes that identify this medication Binding: ?? (extensible): Prescribable medications | S Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Codes that identify this medication Binding: ?? (extensible) |
isBrand | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | True if a brand |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
manufacturer | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Manufacturer of the item | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Manufacturer of the item |
product |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Administrable medication details |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
package |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Details about packaged medications |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
identifier |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business identifier for this medication | Added this element
status |  |  |  |  | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | active | inactive | entered-in-error Binding: ?? (required): A coded concept defining if the medication is in active use. | Added this element
form |  |  |  |  |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | powder | tablets | capsule + Binding: ?? (example): A coded concept defining the form of a medication. | Added this element
amount |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..1 | Ratio | Amount of drug in package | Added this element
ingredient |  |  |  |  |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Active or inactive ingredient | Added this element
batch |  |  |  |  |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Details about packaged medications | Added this element
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