HL7 Terminology (THO)
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NamingSystem: Medication Type

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/HL7-AU-medication-type Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-06-19 Responsible: HL7 Australia Computable Name: HL7AUMedicationType

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The Medication Type code system defines concepts in a classification scheme for medication coding. The classification scheme defines the nature of the properties defined by the code e.g. branded product with no strength or form. This allows the distinction between codes provided containing container, pack, strength and form explicitly especially where terminologies supplied are unknown or terminology services are unavailable.

Language: en

Summary

Defining URLhttp://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/HL7-AU-medication-type
Version1.0.0
NameHL7AUMedicationType
TitleMedication Type
Statusactive
Definition

The Medication Type code system defines concepts in a classification scheme for medication coding. The classification scheme defines the nature of the properties defined by the code e.g. branded product with no strength or form. This allows the distinction between codes provided containing container, pack, strength and form explicitly especially where terminologies supplied are unknown or terminology services are unavailable.

PublisherHL7 Australia
Copyright

HL7 Australia Intellectual Property Policy: http://hl7.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/HL7A_IP_Policy_v1.00a_20240429_as_delivered.pdf

Identifiers

TypeValuePreferred
OID2.16.840.1.113883.2.3.4.1.4.1true
URIhttp://terminology.hl7.org.au/CodeSystem/medication-typetrue