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| Biomedical Research and Regulation  Work Group | Maturity Level: 1 | Trial Use | Security Category: Anonymous | Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments | 
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Ingredient resource.
| Ingredient | |
| Element Id | Ingredient | 
| Definition | An ingredient of a manufactured item or pharmaceutical product. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | DomainResource | 
| Summary | false | 
| Ingredient.identifier | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.identifier | 
| Definition | The identifier(s) of this Ingredient that are assigned by business processes and/or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate. | 
| Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.role | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.role | 
| Definition | A classification of the ingredient identifying its purpose within the product, e.g. active, inactive. | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.function | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.function | 
| Definition | A classification of the ingredient identifying its precise purpose(s) in the drug product. This extends the Ingredient.role to add more detail. Example: Antioxidant, Alkalizing Agent. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.description | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.description | 
| Definition | A general description of the ingredient, or any supporting text. May be used for an unstructured list of excipients. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | markdown | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.allergenicIndicator | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.allergenicIndicator | 
| Definition | If the ingredient is a known or suspected allergen. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | boolean | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.manufacturer | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.manufacturer | 
| Definition | The organization that manufactures this ingredient. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | Reference(Organization) | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance | 
| Definition | The substance that comprises this ingredient. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.code | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.code | 
| Definition | A code or full resource that represents the ingredient substance. | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition | Substance) | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength | 
| Definition | The quantity of substance in the unit of presentation, or in the volume (or mass) of the single pharmaceutical product or manufactured item. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the lower limit. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.presentation | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.presentation | 
| Definition | The quantity of substance in the unit of presentation, or in the volume (or mass) of the single pharmaceutical product or manufactured item. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Ratio | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationHighLimit | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationHighLimit | 
| Definition | An upper limit for the quantity of substance in the unit of presentation. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the upper limit. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Ratio | 
| Is Modifier | true (Reason: If this is present it implies that the whole strength is expressed as a range, due to uncertainty or variation) | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationText | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationText | 
| Definition | A textual represention of either the whole of the presentation strength or a part of it - with the rest being in Strength.presentation as a ratio. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.concentration | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.concentration | 
| Definition | The strength per unitary volume (or mass). | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Ratio | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationHighLimit | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationHighLimit | 
| Definition | An upper limit for the strength per unitary volume (or mass), for when there is a range. The concentration attribute then becomes the lower limit. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Ratio | 
| Is Modifier | true (Reason: If this is present it implies that the whole strength is expressed as a range, due to uncertainty or variation) | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationText | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationText | 
| Definition | A textual represention of either the whole of the concentration strength or a part of it - with the rest being in Strength.concentration as a ratio. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.measurementPoint | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.measurementPoint | 
| Definition | For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.country | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.country | 
| Definition | The country or countries for which the strength range applies. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength | 
| Definition | Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.substance | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.substance | 
| Definition | Relevant reference substance. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition | Substance) | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strength | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strength | 
| Definition | Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the lower limit. | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | Ratio | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit | 
| Definition | Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the upper limit. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Ratio | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.measurementPoint | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.measurementPoint | 
| Definition | For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.country | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.country | 
| Definition | The country or countries for which the strength range applies. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance | 
| Definition | A specified substance that comprises this ingredient. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.code | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.code | 
| Definition | Substance as a 'specified substance', implying extra substance related characteristics. | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition | Substance) | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.group | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.group | 
| Definition | The group of specified substance, e.g. group 1 to 4, where the group categorises the level of description of the substance according to standardised sets of properties. | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.confidentiality | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.confidentiality | 
| Definition | Confidentiality level of the specified substance as the ingredient. | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength | 
| Definition | Quantity of the substance or specified substance present in the manufactured item or pharmaceutical product. | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | See Ingredient.substance.strength | 
| Summary | true |