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Definition for Value SetSubstance Category Codes
{
"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"id": "substance-category",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2015-12-11T17:38:40.294+11:00",
"profile": [
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"
]
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
"valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.279"
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category",
"version": "1.2.0",
"name": "Substance Category Codes",
"status": "draft",
"experimental": true,
"publisher": "HL7 Orders and Observations Workgroup",
"contact": [
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "other",
"value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders/index.cfm"
}
]
}
],
"date": "2015-12-11T17:38:40+11:00",
"description": "Substance category codes",
"codeSystem": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
"valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.279"
}
],
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-category",
"caseSensitive": true,
"concept": [
{
"code": "allergen",
"display": "Allergen",
"definition": "A substance that causes an allergic reaction."
},
{
"code": "biological",
"display": "Biological Substance",
"definition": "A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source."
},
{
"code": "body",
"display": "Body Substance",
"definition": "A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.)."
},
{
"code": "chemical",
"display": "Chemical",
"definition": "Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf)."
},
{
"code": "food",
"display": "Dietary Substance",
"definition": "A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal."
},
{
"code": "drug",
"display": "Drug or Medicament",
"definition": "A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)."
},
{
"code": "material",
"display": "Material",
"definition": "A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper)."
}
]
}
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.