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Extension: Medication Type

Official URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-type				Version: 4.1.0
Standards status: Trial-use			Maturity Level: 2	Computable Name: MedicationType
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This extension applies to the Coding data type and and is used to indicate the type of information covered by the code e.g. branded product with no strength or form. This is useful when there are multiple codings from the same coding system at different levels/classifications.

This extension may be used on the following element(s):

• FHIRPath Medication.code.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding
• FHIRPath Medication.ingredient.item.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding
• FHIRPath MedicationRequest.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding
• FHIRPath MedicationDispense.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding
• FHIRPath MedicationStatement.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding
• FHIRPath MedicationAdministration.medication.ofType(CodeableConcept).coding
• Element ID ValueSet.expansion.contains
• Element ID ValueSet.expansion.contains.contains
• Element ID CodeSystem.concept
• Element ID CodeSystem.concept.concept

Usage:

• Use this Extension: AU Base Medication, AU Base Medication Administration, AU Base Medication Dispense, AU Base Medication Request, AU Base Medication Statement
• Examples for this Extension: Bundle/example0, Medication/BrandProductwithBatchDetails0, Medication/BrandedPack0, Medication/BrandedPack1, Medication/BrandedPackSingleActiveIngredient0, Medication/DoseBased, Medication/FourOrMoreActiveIngredientsProduct0, Medication/GenericPack0, Medication/UnbrandedProduct0, Medication/UnbrandedProduct1, Medication/UnbrandedProduct2, MedicationAdministration/example1, MedicationStatement/example0, MedicationStatement/example1, MedicationStatement/example2

Formal Views of Extension Content

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

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Extension.value[x]	required	MedicationType (a valid code from Medication Type)

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
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()