FHIR Extensions Pack
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ValueSet: Medication Characteristic Type VS (Experimental)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-characteristic-type Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 International / Pharmacy Computable Name: MedicationCharacteristicTypeVS

Example illustrative ValueSet listing kinds of characteristics that may be described about a medication (physical properties, storage requirements, other observable or defining traits).

References

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • New Content

    • Logical Definition (CLD)

     

    Expansion

    Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Medication Characteristic Type v5.3.0-ballot-tc1 (CodeSystem)

    This value set contains 10 concepts

    SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  imprintImprintIdentifying marks on the product (e.g., letters or numbers stamped on a tablet).
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  sizeSizeDescription of the size of the product (e.g., diameter or length of a tablet or capsule).
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  shapeShapeDescription of the shape of the product (e.g., round, oval, triangular).
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  colorColourDescription of the colour of the product.
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  coatingCoatingDescription of the coating of the product (e.g., sugar-coated, film-coated, enteric-coated).
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  scoringScoringDescription of the scoring of the product (e.g., single score, cross score, unscored).
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  logoLogoDescription of the logo appearing on the product.
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  imageImageA visual image of the product.
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  storage-temperatureStorage TemperatureRecommended or required storage temperature for the medication.
    http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-characteristic-type  storage-humidityStorage HumidityRecommended or required storage humidity conditions for the medication.

    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