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: Controlled Substance Schedule CodeSystem - TTL Representation

Active as of 2026-08-30

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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/controlled-substance-schedule> a fhir:CodeSystem ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "controlled-substance-schedule"] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.text [
     fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ] ;
     fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem controlled-substance-schedule</b></p><a name=\"controlled-substance-schedule\"> </a><a name=\"hccontrolled-substance-schedule\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://fhir.dha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/controlled-substance-schedule</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\">schedule-I<a name=\"controlled-substance-schedule-schedule-I\"> </a></td><td>Schedule I</td><td>Substances with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use (e.g. heroin).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">schedule-II<a name=\"controlled-substance-schedule-schedule-II\"> </a></td><td>Schedule II</td><td>High abuse potential with severe dependence liability; accepted medical use with restrictions (e.g. morphine, fentanyl).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">schedule-III<a name=\"controlled-substance-schedule-schedule-III\"> </a></td><td>Schedule III</td><td>Moderate-to-low physical dependence and high psychological dependence potential (e.g. codeine combinations).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">schedule-IV<a name=\"controlled-substance-schedule-schedule-IV\"> </a></td><td>Schedule IV</td><td>Lower abuse potential relative to schedule III (e.g. benzodiazepines, tramadol).</td></tr></table></div>"
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.url [ fhir:value "https://fhir.dha.go.ke/fhir/CodeSystem/controlled-substance-schedule"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.version [ fhir:value "0.1.0"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.name [ fhir:value "ControlledSubstanceScheduleCS"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.title [ fhir:value "Controlled Substance Schedule CodeSystem"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.status [ fhir:value "active"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.experimental [ fhir:value "false"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.date [ fhir:value "2026-08-30T09:32:21+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.publisher [ fhir:value "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.contact [
     fhir:index 0 ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.name [ fhir:value "Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya" ] ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [
       fhir:index 0 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "https://dha.go.ke/" ]
     ], [
       fhir:index 1 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "email" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "helpdesk@dha.go.ke" ]
     ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 1 ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.name [ fhir:value "Digital Health Agency, Kenya" ] ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [
       fhir:index 0 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "email" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "helpdesk@dha.go.ke" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.use [ fhir:value "work" ]
     ], [
       fhir:index 1 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "https://www.dha.go.ke/" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.description [ fhir:value "Schedules for controlled substances under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act."] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.jurisdiction [
     fhir:index 0 ;
     fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
       fhir:index 0 ;
       fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "urn:iso:std:iso:3166" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "KE" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Kenya" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.copyright [ fhir:value "Copyright 2025+ Digital Health Agency, Kenya. This content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0). Terminology content from the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) via Open Concept Lab (OCL) is subject to separate terms."] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.caseSensitive [ fhir:value "true"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.content [ fhir:value "complete"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.count [ fhir:value "4"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.concept [
     fhir:index 0 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "schedule-I" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Schedule I" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "Substances with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use (e.g. heroin)." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "schedule-II" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Schedule II" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "High abuse potential with severe dependence liability; accepted medical use with restrictions (e.g. morphine, fentanyl)." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 2 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "schedule-III" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Schedule III" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "Moderate-to-low physical dependence and high psychological dependence potential (e.g. codeine combinations)." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 3 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "schedule-IV" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Schedule IV" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "Lower abuse potential relative to schedule III (e.g. benzodiazepines, tramadol)." ]
  ] .

# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/controlled-substance-schedule.ttl> a owl:Ontology ;
  owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl ;
  owl:versionIRI <http://build.fhir.org/CodeSystem/controlled-substance-schedule.ttl> .