Smart Health Checks
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Smart Health Checks, published by AEHRC CSIRO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.4.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/aehrc/smart-forms-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Resource Profile: Smart Health Checks Medication

Official URL: https://smartforms.csiro.au/ig/StructureDefinition/SHCMedication | Version: 0.4.0
Draft as of 2025-12-18 | Computable Name: SmartHealthChecksMedication
Copyright/Legal: Copyright © 2022+ Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care - All rights reserved. This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

This profile sets the minimum expectations for a Medication resource to search and retrieve medication information when used within Smart Health Checks.

Usages:

- Refer to this Profile: Smart Health Checks MedicationStatement
- Examples for this Profile: Medication/bisoprolol-pat-sf
- CapabilityStatements using this Profile: SHC App and SHC Host FHIR Server

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

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

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- Statistics/References
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Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | AUCoreMedication | A medication in an Australian healthcare context
id | SO Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:populate | SHC Host FHIR Server
SHALL:process | SHC App
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
code | SO Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coding for the medicine Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example)
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Australian Medication | Preferred
PBS Item Codes | Preferred
MIMS | Preferred
GTIN | Preferred
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | SHC Host FHIR Server |
SHALL:process | SHC App |
Slices for coding | Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
coding:All Slices |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
coding:pbs | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: PBS Item Codes (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
coding:amt | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: Australian Medication (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
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 | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Medication.code | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.code.coding:pbs | Base | required | PBS Item Codes | 📦6.0.0-ballot | AU Base Implementation Guide v6.0
Medication.code.coding:amt | Base | required | Australian Medication | ⏿1.0.2 | tx.hl7.org.au
Medication.status | Base | required | Medication status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | Medication | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from AUCoreMedication

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | AUCoreMedication | A medication in an Australian healthcare context
id | SO | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:populate | SHC Host FHIR Server
SHALL:process | SHC App
code | O | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coding for the medicine
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | SHC Host FHIR Server |
SHALL:process | SHC App |
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | AUCoreMedication | A medication in an Australian healthcare context
id | SO Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:populate | SHC Host FHIR Server
SHALL:process | SHC App
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 This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
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 | SO Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coding for the medicine Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example)
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Australian Medication | Preferred
PBS Item Codes | Preferred
MIMS | Preferred
GTIN | Preferred
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | SHC Host FHIR Server |
SHALL:process | SHC App |
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Slices for coding | Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
coding:All Slices |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
system | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant
code | Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system
display | Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system
userSelected | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user
coding:pbs | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: PBS Item Codes (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
system | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant
code | Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system
display | Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system
userSelected | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user
coding:amt | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: Australian Medication (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
system | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant
code | Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system
display | Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system
userSelected | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Medication primary text
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) | Physical product manufacturer organisation
form |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | powder | tablets | capsule + Binding: Medication Form (preferred)
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 Binding: AMT Medicinal Product and Substances (preferred)
itemCodeableConcept |  |  | CodeableConcept |
itemReference |  |  | Reference(Substance | Medication) |
isActive |  | 0..1 | boolean | Active ingredient indicator
strength |  | 0..1 | Ratio | Quantity/strength 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 | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Medication.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.code | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.code.coding:pbs | Base | required | PBS Item Codes | 📦6.0.0-ballot | AU Base Implementation Guide v6.0
Medication.code.coding:amt | Base | required | Australian Medication | ⏿1.0.2 | tx.hl7.org.au
Medication.status | Base | required | Medication status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.form | Base | preferred | Medication Form | ⏿1.1.1 | tx.hl7.org.au
Medication.ingredient.​item[x] | Base | preferred | AMT Medicinal Product and Substances | 📦6.0.0-ballot | AU Base Implementation Guide v6.0

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | Medication | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from AUCoreMedication

Summary

Must-Support: 1 element

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | AUCoreMedication | A medication in an Australian healthcare context
id | SO Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:populate | SHC Host FHIR Server
SHALL:process | SHC App
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
code | SO Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coding for the medicine Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example)
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Australian Medication | Preferred
PBS Item Codes | Preferred
MIMS | Preferred
GTIN | Preferred
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | SHC Host FHIR Server |
SHALL:process | SHC App |
Slices for coding | Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
coding:All Slices |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
coding:pbs | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: PBS Item Codes (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
coding:amt | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: Australian Medication (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
Slices for extension |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
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 | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Medication.code | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.code.coding:pbs | Base | required | PBS Item Codes | 📦6.0.0-ballot | AU Base Implementation Guide v6.0
Medication.code.coding:amt | Base | required | Australian Medication | ⏿1.0.2 | tx.hl7.org.au
Medication.status | Base | required | Medication status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | Medication | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

Differential View

This structure is derived from AUCoreMedication

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | AUCoreMedication | A medication in an Australian healthcare context
id | SO | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:populate | SHC Host FHIR Server
SHALL:process | SHC App
code | O | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coding for the medicine
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | SHC Host FHIR Server |
SHALL:process | SHC App |
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* | AUCoreMedication | A medication in an Australian healthcare context
id | SO Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:populate | SHC Host FHIR Server
SHALL:process | SHC App
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 This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
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 | SO Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coding for the medicine Binding: SNOMEDCTMedicationCodes (example)
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Australian Medication | Preferred
PBS Item Codes | Preferred
MIMS | Preferred
GTIN | Preferred
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:populate-if-known | SHC Host FHIR Server |
SHALL:process | SHC App |
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Slices for coding | Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
coding:All Slices |  |  |  | Content/Rules for all slices
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
system | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant
code | Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system
display | Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system
userSelected | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user
coding:pbs | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: PBS Item Codes (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
system | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant
code | Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system
display | Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system
userSelected | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user
coding:amt | SO Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system Binding: Australian Medication (required)
Obligations | Actor | Source
SHALL:populate-if-known | AU Core Responder | from AU Core Medication
SHALL:no-error | AU Core Requester | from AU Core Medication
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:medicationClass |  | 0..1 | Coding | Medication type URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type Binding: Medication Type (required)
system | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identity of the terminology system
version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Version of the system - if relevant
code | Σ | 0..1 | code | Symbol in syntax defined by the system
display | Σ | 0..1 | string | Representation defined by the system
userSelected | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Medication primary text
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) | Physical product manufacturer organisation
form |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | powder | tablets | capsule + Binding: Medication Form (preferred)
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 Binding: AMT Medicinal Product and Substances (preferred)
itemCodeableConcept |  |  | CodeableConcept |
itemReference |  |  | Reference(Substance | Medication) |
isActive |  | 0..1 | boolean | Active ingredient indicator
strength |  | 0..1 | Ratio | Quantity/strength 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 | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
Medication.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.code | Base | example | SNOMED CT Medication Codes | 📦4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.code.coding:pbs | Base | required | PBS Item Codes | 📦6.0.0-ballot | AU Base Implementation Guide v6.0
Medication.code.coding:amt | Base | required | Australian Medication | ⏿1.0.2 | tx.hl7.org.au
Medication.status | Base | required | Medication status codes | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
Medication.form | Base | preferred | Medication Form | ⏿1.1.1 | tx.hl7.org.au
Medication.ingredient.​item[x] | Base | preferred | AMT Medicinal Product and Substances | 📦6.0.0-ballot | AU Base Implementation Guide v6.0

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | Medication | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | Medication | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | Medication | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from AUCoreMedication

Summary

Must-Support: 1 element

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