Dosage
Dosage
draftComplex Type23 elementsv5.0.0
Dosage Type: Indicates how the medication is/was taken or should be taken by the patient.
Metadata
hl7.org/fhir- Canonical URL
- http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Dosage
- ID
- Dosage
- Type
- Base Definition
- Derivation
- specialization
- Publisher
- HL7 FHIR Standard
- Version
- 5.0.0
| Path | Card. | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Dosage | 0..* | How the medication is/was taken or should be taken | |
id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
extension | 0..* | Additional content defined by implementations | |
modifierExtension | 0..* | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |
sequence | 0..1 | integer | The order of the dosage instructions |
text | 0..1 | string | Free text dosage instructions e.g. SIG |
additionalInstruction | 0..* | Supplemental instruction or warnings to the patient - e.g. "with meals", "may cause drowsiness"example: additional-instruction-codes | |
patientInstruction | 0..1 | string | Patient or consumer oriented instructions |
timing | 0..1 | When medication should be administered | |
asNeeded | 0..1 | boolean | Take "as needed" |
asNeededFor | 0..* | Take "as needed" (for x)example: medication-as-needed-reason | |
site | 0..1 | Body site to administer toexample: approach-site-codes | |
route | 0..1 | How drug should enter bodyexample: route-codes | |
method | 0..1 | Technique for administering medicationexample: administration-method-codes | |
doseAndRate | 0..* | Element | Amount of medication administered, to be administered or typical amount to be administered |
maxDosePerPeriod | 0..* | Upper limit on medication per unit of time | |
maxDosePerAdministration | 0..1 | Upper limit on medication per administration | |
maxDosePerLifetime | 0..1 | Upper limit on medication per lifetime of the patient |