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4.4.1.535 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy

Pharmacy Work Group Maturity Level: 1Draft Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy
Version:4.5.0
Name:medicationRequest Course of Therapy Codes
Title:Medication request course of therapy codes
Definition:

MedicationRequest Course of Therapy Codes

Committee:Pharmacy Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.1326 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.535.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.535.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Aug 2020

This value set contains 3 concepts

Expansion based on MedicationRequest Course of Therapy Codes v4.2.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy

CodeDisplayDefinition
continuous Continuous long term therapyA medication which is expected to be continued beyond the present order and which the patient should be assumed to be taking unless explicitly stopped.
acute Short course (acute) therapyA medication which the patient is only expected to consume for the duration of the current order and which is not expected to be renewed.
seasonal SeasonalA medication which is expected to be used on a part time basis at certain times of the year

 

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