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4.4.1.611 R3 Medicationdispense0319.json ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-form-codes

Responsible Owner: Pharmacy Work Group

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Maturity Level Use Context : N/A Country: World

Ballot Status : Informative
• Narrative Compartments : Patient , Practitioner
• XML
• JSON
• TTL

Official URL : http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-form-codes				Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2025-12-17				Computable Name : SNOMEDCTFormCodes
Flags :				OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.374

Raw JSON This value set is used in the following places:

• Resource: Medication.doseForm ( canonical form (CodeableConcept / Example )

4.4.1.611.1 Definition

Dispense for Azithromycin (NDC code) This value set includes all dose form codes from SNOMED CT - completed with multiple dosage lines provided as an exemplar.

{ "resourceType": "MedicationDispense", "id": "meddisp0319", "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: meddisp0319</p><p><b>contained</b>: </p><p><b>status</b>: completed</p><p><b>medication</b>: Azithromycin 250mg capsule (product). Generated Summary: id: med0320; Azithromycin 250mg tablet, film coated (Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC) <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/ndc code '33261-403-02' = '33261-403-02', given as 'Azithromycin 250mg tablet, film coated (Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC)'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Donald Duck</a></p><h3>Performers</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Actor</b></td><td><b>OnBehalfOf</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Practitioner/f006</a></td><td><a>Organization/2.16.840.1.113883.19.5</a></td></tr></table><p><b>authorizingPrescription</b>: <a>MedicationRequest/medrx0302</a></p><p><b>type</b>: First Fill - Complete <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode code 'FFC' = 'First Fill - Complete', given as 'First Fill - Complete'})</span></p><p><b>quantity</b>: 6 TAB<span> (Details: UCUM code TAB = 'TAB')</span></p><p><b>daysSupply</b>: 5 Day<span> (Details: UCUM code d = 'd')</span></p><p><b>whenPrepared</b>: 16/03/2015 5:13:00 PM</p><p><b>whenHandedOver</b>: 17/03/2015 5:13:00 PM</p><p><b>note</b>: Patient told to take with food</p><p><b>dosageInstruction</b>: , </p></div>" }, "contained": [ { "resourceType": "Medication", "id": "med0320", "code": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/ndc", "code": "33261-403-02", "display": "Azithromycin 250mg tablet, film coated (Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC)" } ] } } ], "status": "completed", "medicationReference": { "reference": "#med0320", "display": "Azithromycin 250mg capsule (product)" }, "subject": { "reference": "Patient/pat1", "display": "Donald Duck" }, "performer": [ { "actor": { "reference": "Practitioner/f006" }, "onBehalfOf": { "reference": "Organization/2.16.840.1.113883.19.5" } } ], "authorizingPrescription": [ { "reference": "MedicationRequest/medrx0302" } ], "type": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode", "code": "FFC", "display": "First Fill - Complete" } ] }, "quantity": { "value": 6, "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "TAB" }, "daysSupply": { "value": 5, "unit": "Day", "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org", "code": "d" }, "whenPrepared": "2015-03-16T17:13:00+05:00", "whenHandedOver": "2015-03-17T17:13:00+05:00", "note": [ { "text": "Patient told to take with food" } ], "dosageInstruction": [ { "sequence": 1, "text": "Two tablets at once", "additionalInstruction": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "311504000", "display": "With or after food" } ] } ], "timing": { "repeat": { "frequency": 1, "period": 1, "periodUnit": "d" } }, "route": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "26643006", "display": "Oral Route" } ] }, "method": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "421521009", "display": "Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value)" } ] }, "doseQuantity": { "value": 2, "unit": "TAB", "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm", "code": "TAB" } }, { "sequence": 2, "text": "One tablet daily for 4 days", "additionalInstruction": [ { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "311504000", "display": "With or after food" } ] } ], "timing": { "repeat": { "frequency": 4, "period": 1, "periodUnit": "d" } }, "route": { "coding": [ { "system": "http://snomed.info/sct", "code": "26643006", "display": "Oral Route" } ] }, "doseQuantity": { "value": 1, "unit": "TAB", "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm", "code": "TAB" } } ] }

4.4.1.611.2 Content Logical Definition

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4.4.1.611.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 17 Dec 2025

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See the examples full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl	A few code lists that FHIR defines are correct and useful, but they hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
Source	The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code	The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display	The display (used in the display element of a normative part Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition	An explanation of the specification. meaning of the concept
Comments	Additional notes about how to use the code