This resource is primarily used for the identification and definition of Medication, but also a medication. It covers the ingredients and packaging. the packaging for a medication.

A code (or set of codes) that identify specify this medication. medication, or a textual description if no code is available. Usage note: This could be a standard drug medication code such as a drug regulator code, RxNorm code, code from RxNorm, SNOMED CT code, CT, IDMP etc. It could also be a national or local formulary code, optionally with translations to the standard drug codes. other code systems.

Depending on the code is context of use, the "identifying" code for the medication. All that was actually selected by the codings provided user (prescriber, dispenser, etc.) should be marked as "primary". Other codes can only be literal translations to alternative code systems, or codes at the same a lower level in the hierarchy (generic, formulation, of granularity (e.g. a generic strength, etc.). Codes that relate the medication across the hierarchy should be conveyed using the relationships inherent in Medication.package and Medication.product. code for a vendor-specific primary one).

Set to true if the item is attributable to a specific manufacturer (even if we don't know who that is). manufacturer.

Describes the details of the manufacturer.

Information that only applies to products (not packages).

Describes the form of the item. Powder; tables; tablets; carton.

Identifies a particular constituent of interest in the product.

The ingredients need not be a complete list; usually only active ingredients are listed.

The actual ingredient - either a substance (simple ingredient) or another medication.

Specifies how many (or how much) of the items there are in this Medication. E.g. For example, 250 mg per tablet.

Information about a group of medication produced or packaged from one production run.

The assigned lot number of a batch of the specified product.

When this specific batch of product will expire.

Information that only applies to packages (not products).

The kind of container that this package comes as.

A set of components that go to make up the described item.

Identifies one of the items in the package.

The amount of the product that is in the package.