Substance Category Codes - HL7 Terminology (THO) v6.3.0

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CodeSystem: Substance Category Codes

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category			Version: 1.0.1
Active as of 2025-05-07	Maturity Level: 2	Responsible: Health Level Seven International	Computable Name: SubstanceCategoryCodes
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Substance category codes

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem substance-category

Last updated: 2024-04-24 00:00:00+0000

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This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
allergen	Allergen	A substance that causes an allergic reaction.
biological	Biological Substance	A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source.
body	Body Substance	A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.).
chemical	Chemical	Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf).
food	Dietary Substance	A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal.
drug	Drug or Medicament	A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act).
material	Material	A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper).