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Resource Profile: IPA-Medication

Minimum expectations for a Medication resource when accessed via a International Patient Access API

Usage:

• Refer to this Resource Profile: IPA-MedicationRequest and IPA-MedicationStatement
• Examples for this Resource Profile: Medication/MedExample1

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

• Differential Table
• Key Elements Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
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This structure is derived from Medication

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Medication		0..*	Medication	Definition of a Medication
code	SO	1..1	CodeableConcept	Codes that identify this medication Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Server SHALL:handle Client
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Medication		0..*	Medication	Definition of a Medication
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
code	SOΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Codes that identify this medication Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): A coded concept that defines the type of a medication. Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Server SHALL:handle Client
status	?!Σ	0..1	code	active | inactive | entered-in-error Binding: Medication Status Codes (required): A coded concept defining if the medication is in active use.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Medication.code	example	SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes from the FHIR Standard
Medication.status	required	Medication Status Codes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Medication		0..*	Medication	Definition of a Medication
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business identifier for this medication
code	SOΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Codes that identify this medication Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): A coded concept that defines the type of a medication. Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Server SHALL:handle Client
status	?!Σ	0..1	code	active | inactive | entered-in-error Binding: Medication Status Codes (required): A coded concept defining if the medication is in active use.
manufacturer	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Manufacturer of the item
form		0..1	CodeableConcept	powder | tablets | capsule + Binding: SNOMEDCTFormCodes (example): A coded concept defining the form of a medication.
amount	Σ	0..1	Ratio	Amount of drug in package
ingredient		0..*	BackboneElement	Active or inactive ingredient
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
item[x]		1..1		The actual ingredient or content
itemCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
itemReference			Reference(Substance | Medication)
isActive		0..1	boolean	Active ingredient indicator
strength		0..1	Ratio	Quantity of ingredient present
batch		0..1	BackboneElement	Details about packaged medications
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
lotNumber		0..1	string	Identifier assigned to batch
expirationDate		0..1	dateTime	When batch will expire
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Medication.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard
Medication.code	example	SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes from the FHIR Standard
Medication.status	required	Medication Status Codes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Medication.form	example	SNOMEDCTFormCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-form-codes from the FHIR Standard

This structure is derived from Medication

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 1 element

Differential View

This structure is derived from Medication

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Medication		0..*	Medication	Definition of a Medication
code	SO	1..1	CodeableConcept	Codes that identify this medication Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Server SHALL:handle Client
Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Medication		0..*	Medication	Definition of a Medication
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
code	SOΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Codes that identify this medication Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): A coded concept that defines the type of a medication. Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Server SHALL:handle Client
status	?!Σ	0..1	code	active | inactive | entered-in-error Binding: Medication Status Codes (required): A coded concept defining if the medication is in active use.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Medication.code	example	SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes from the FHIR Standard
Medication.status	required	Medication Status Codes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Medication		0..*	Medication	Definition of a Medication
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business identifier for this medication
code	SOΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Codes that identify this medication Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example): A coded concept that defines the type of a medication. Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Server SHALL:handle Client
status	?!Σ	0..1	code	active | inactive | entered-in-error Binding: Medication Status Codes (required): A coded concept defining if the medication is in active use.
manufacturer	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Manufacturer of the item
form		0..1	CodeableConcept	powder | tablets | capsule + Binding: SNOMEDCTFormCodes (example): A coded concept defining the form of a medication.
amount	Σ	0..1	Ratio	Amount of drug in package
ingredient		0..*	BackboneElement	Active or inactive ingredient
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
item[x]		1..1		The actual ingredient or content
itemCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
itemReference			Reference(Substance | Medication)
isActive		0..1	boolean	Active ingredient indicator
strength		0..1	Ratio	Quantity of ingredient present
batch		0..1	BackboneElement	Details about packaged medications
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
lotNumber		0..1	string	Identifier assigned to batch
expirationDate		0..1	dateTime	When batch will expire
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Medication.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard
Medication.code	example	SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes from the FHIR Standard
Medication.status	required	Medication Status Codes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Medication.form	example	SNOMEDCTFormCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-form-codes from the FHIR Standard

This structure is derived from Medication

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 1 element

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron