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: Medication Characteristic Type - XML Representation

Page standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="medication-characteristic-type"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem medication-characteristic-type</b></p><a name="medication-characteristic-type"> </a><a name="hcmedication-characteristic-type"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">imprint<a name="medication-characteristic-type-imprint"> </a></td><td>Imprint</td><td>Identifying marks on the product (e.g., letters or numbers stamped on a tablet).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">size<a name="medication-characteristic-type-size"> </a></td><td>Size</td><td>Description of the size of the product (e.g., diameter or length of a tablet or capsule).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">shape<a name="medication-characteristic-type-shape"> </a></td><td>Shape</td><td>Description of the shape of the product (e.g., round, oval, triangular).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">color<a name="medication-characteristic-type-color"> </a></td><td>Colour</td><td>Description of the colour of the product.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">coating<a name="medication-characteristic-type-coating"> </a></td><td>Coating</td><td>Description of the coating of the product (e.g., sugar-coated, film-coated, enteric-coated).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">scoring<a name="medication-characteristic-type-scoring"> </a></td><td>Scoring</td><td>Description of the scoring of the product (e.g., single score, cross score, unscored).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">logo<a name="medication-characteristic-type-logo"> </a></td><td>Logo</td><td>Description of the logo appearing on the product.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">image<a name="medication-characteristic-type-image"> </a></td><td>Image</td><td>A visual image of the product.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">storage-temperature<a name="medication-characteristic-type-storage-temperature"> </a></td><td>Storage Temperature</td><td>Recommended or required storage temperature for the medication.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">storage-humidity<a name="medication-characteristic-type-storage-humidity"> </a></td><td>Storage Humidity</td><td>Recommended or required storage humidity conditions for the medication.</td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="phx"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type"/>
  <version value="5.3.0-ballot-tc1"/>
  <name value="MedicationCharacteristicType"/>
  <title value="Medication Characteristic Type"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2026-04-13"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Pharmacy"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/medication"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Example codes for the kind of characteristic being described about a medication (physical properties, storage requirements, other observable or defining traits). Adapted from concepts previously carried by MedicationKnowledge.drugCharacteristic.type; provided as an illustrative set. These are just a demonstrative set of values, to depict the intended usage."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
      <code value="001"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="imprint"/>
    <display value="Imprint"/>
    <definition
                value="Identifying marks on the product (e.g., letters or numbers stamped on a tablet)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="size"/>
    <display value="Size"/>
    <definition
                value="Description of the size of the product (e.g., diameter or length of a tablet or capsule)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="shape"/>
    <display value="Shape"/>
    <definition
                value="Description of the shape of the product (e.g., round, oval, triangular)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="color"/>
    <display value="Colour"/>
    <definition value="Description of the colour of the product."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="coating"/>
    <display value="Coating"/>
    <definition
                value="Description of the coating of the product (e.g., sugar-coated, film-coated, enteric-coated)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="scoring"/>
    <display value="Scoring"/>
    <definition
                value="Description of the scoring of the product (e.g., single score, cross score, unscored)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="logo"/>
    <display value="Logo"/>
    <definition value="Description of the logo appearing on the product."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="image"/>
    <display value="Image"/>
    <definition value="A visual image of the product."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="storage-temperature"/>
    <display value="Storage Temperature"/>
    <definition
                value="Recommended or required storage temperature for the medication."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="storage-humidity"/>
    <display value="Storage Humidity"/>
    <definition
                value="Recommended or required storage humidity conditions for the medication."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>