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4.3.1.279 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category

This is a value set defined at http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders/index.cfm .

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category

Name:

Substance Category Codes

Definition:

Substance category codes

Committee:

Orders and Observations

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.279 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for Substance Category Codes
Substance.category (Extensible)

4.3.1.279.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-category

4.3.1.279.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 11 Aug 2016

This value set contains 7 concepts

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-category

Code	Display	Definition
allergen	Allergen	A substance that causes an allergic reaction.
biological	Biological Substance	A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source.
body	Body Substance	A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.).
chemical	Chemical	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).
food	Dietary Substance	A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal.
drug	Drug or Medicament	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).
material	Material	A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper).

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

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)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a 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 meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code