Medication Information
A medication should be recorded as a pre-coordinated ingredient + strength + dose form (e.g., "metoprolol 25mg tablet", "amoxicillin 400mg/5mL suspension") where possible. This includes RxNorm codes whose Term Type is SCD (semantic clinical drug), SBD (semantic brand drug), GPCK (generic pack), BPCK (brand pack).
The dose (doseQuantity) represents how many of the consumables are to be administered at each administration event. As a result, the dose is always relative to the consumable and the interval of administration. Thus, a patient consuming a single "metoprolol 25mg tablet" per administration will have a doseQuantity of "1", whereas a patient consuming "metoprolol Oral Product" (RxCUI 1163523) will have a dose of "25 mg".
Metadata
hl7.org/fhir- Canonical URL
- http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/MedicationInformation
- ID
- MedicationInformation
- Type
- Base Definition
- ManufacturedProduct
- Derivation
- constraint
Elements with cardinality > 0 or marked as Must Support (S)