FHIR Extensions Pack
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ValueSet: Medication Characteristic Type VS

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-characteristic-type Version: 5.4.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 International / Pharmacy Computable Name: MedicationCharacteristicTypeVS
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.97.48.6

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 5.3.0:

  • Only the resource metadata has changed (status)

    • Logical Definition (CLD)

     

    Expansion

    Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Medication Characteristic Type v5.4.0 (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.

    Description of the above table(s).