MedicationIngredient

This resource is primarily used for the identification and definition of a medication for the purposes of prescribing, dispensing, and administering a medication as well as for making statements about medication use.

type MedicationIngredient implements Element {
  itemCodeableConcept: CodeableConcept
  itemReference: Reference
  isActive: Boolean
  strength: Ratio
  modifierExtension: [Extension]
  extension: [Extension]
  id: String
}

Fields

MedicationIngredient.itemCodeableConcept ● CodeableConcept object

The actual ingredient - either a substance (simple ingredient) or another medication of a medication. (choose any one of item*, but only one)

MedicationIngredient.itemReference ● Reference object

The actual ingredient - either a substance (simple ingredient) or another medication of a medication. (choose any one of item*, but only one)

MedicationIngredient.isActive ● Boolean scalar

Indication of whether this ingredient affects the therapeutic action of the drug.

MedicationIngredient.strength ● Ratio object

Specifies how many (or how much) of the items there are in this Medication. For example, 250 mg per tablet. This is expressed as a ratio where the numerator is 250mg and the denominator is 1 tablet.

MedicationIngredient.modifierExtension ● [Extension] list object

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element s descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

MedicationIngredient.extension ● [Extension] list object

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

MedicationIngredient.id ● String scalar

Interfaces

Element interface

Base definition for all elements in a resource. If the element is present, it must have a value for at least one of the defined elements, an @id referenced from the Narrative, or extensions

Member Of

Medication object