# AU PS Medication - AU Patient Summary Implementation Guide v1.0.0-preview

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**FHIR artefacts**](artefacts.md)
* [**Artefacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **AU PS Medication**

## Resource Profile: AU PS Medication 

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| *Official URL*:http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-medication | *Version*:1.0.0-preview | |
| * Standards status: *[Draft](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base/generalguidance.html#maturity-levels): 2 | *Computable Name*:AUPSMedication |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License. HL7 Australia© 2024+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved. | | |

 
This profile sets minimum expectations for a Medication resource in the context of a patient summary in an Australian context. It is based on the [AU Core Medication](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-core/StructureDefinition-au-core-medication.html) profile, and applies the additional requirements from [Medication (IPS)](http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/Medication-uv-ips). 

See [Comparison With Other National and International IGs](comparison.md) for a comparison between AU Patient Summary (AU PS) profiles and profiles in other implementation guides.

### Profile Specific Implementation Guidance

* See the [guidance on implementing the Medication resource](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-core/StructureDefinition-au-core-medication.html#profile-specific-implementation-guidance) in AU Core.
* When populating `Medication.code` producers **SHALL** correctly populate `Medication.code.coding` with either a code from [Australian Medication](https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-medication-1) or [PBS Item Codes](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base//ValueSet-pbs-item.html), or both, if a coded value is known and **MAY** populate with a code from another code system. 
* Producers **MAY** populate with only text if no coded value is known.
 
* The Medication resource **SHALL NOT** be used to represent that a patient is not currently taking any medications; systems **SHOULD** use the MedicationStatement resource following the [profile specific implementation guidance](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medicationstatement.md#profile-specific-implementation-guidance) in [AU PS MedicationStatement](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medicationstatement.md).

**Examples for this Profile**: [Bundle/aups-gpvisit-retrieval](Bundle-aups-gpvisit-retrieval.md), [Bundle/aups-referral-endoconsult-autogen](Bundle-aups-referral-endoconsult-autogen.md) and [Bundle/aups-referral-endoconsult-curated](Bundle-aups-referral-endoconsult-curated.md)

**Usages:**

* Use this Profile: [AU PS Bundle](StructureDefinition-au-ps-bundle.md)
* Refer to this Profile: [AU PS MedicationRequest](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medicationrequest.md) and [AU PS MedicationStatement](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medicationstatement.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.au.ps|current/StructureDefinition/au-ps-medication)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medication.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medication.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-au-ps-medication.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "au-ps-medication",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-compliesWithProfile",
    "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/Medication-uv-ips"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "draft",
    "_valueCode" : {
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
        "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.au.ps"
      }]
    }
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/StructureDefinition/au-ps-medication",
  "version" : "1.0.0-preview",
  "name" : "AUPSMedication",
  "title" : "AU PS Medication",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2026-05-11T07:29:50+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Australia",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "HL7 Australia FHIR Work Group",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "https://confluence.hl7.org/display/HAFWG",
      "use" : "work"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This profile sets minimum expectations for a Medication resource in the context of a patient summary in an Australian context. It is based on the [AU Core Medication](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-core/StructureDefinition-au-core-medication.html) profile, and applies the additional requirements from [Medication (IPS)](http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/Medication-uv-ips).",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
      "code" : "AU"
    }]
  }],
  "copyright" : "Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License. HL7 Australia© 2024+; Licensed Under Creative Commons No Rights Reserved.",
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "script10.6",
    "uri" : "http://ncpdp.org/SCRIPT10_6",
    "name" : "Mapping to NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 v2 Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "Medication",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-medication",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "Medication",
      "path" : "Medication",
      "comment" : "For support as text representation of medication strength, for a medication as a whole, consider the [Medication Strength](https://build.fhir.org/ig/hl7au/au-fhir-base/StructureDefinition-medication-strength.html) extension.\r\n\r\nIn AU PS, medication information is provided in the context of a MedicationAdministration, MedicationDispense, MedicationRequest, or MedicationStatement resource and can be represented either inline via medicationCodeableConcept or using a reference to a Medication resource. To improve global interoperability, IPS strongly encourages the use of a reference to a Medication resource, and medicationCodeableConcept is only recommended for cases where no other information than a simple code is available.\r\n\r\nAU PS does not adopt the IPS guidance that systems should only populate a Medication reference when more information than a simple code is available; either a Medication resource or the medicationCodeableConcept can be used. Future releases of AU PS, based on implementation experience in Australia may adopt that IPS guidance."
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.code",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.code",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "CodeableConcept",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/CodeableConcept-uv-ips"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.code.coding:pbs",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.code.coding",
      "sliceName" : "pbs"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.code.coding:amt",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.code.coding",
      "sliceName" : "amt"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.form",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.form",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "CodeableConcept",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/CodeableConcept-uv-ips"]
      }],
      "mustSupport" : true
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient",
      "mustSupport" : true
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "CodeableConcept",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/StructureDefinition/CodeableConcept-uv-ips"]
      },
      {
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication"]
      }],
      "mustSupport" : true
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.strength",
      "extension" : [{
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:populate-if-known"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-producer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHALL:handle"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      },
      {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "code",
          "valueCode" : "SHOULD:display"
        },
        {
          "url" : "actor",
          "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/ps/ActorDefinition/au-ps-actor-consumer"
        }],
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/obligation"
      }],
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.strength",
      "mustSupport" : true
    }]
  }
}

```
