Substance - FHIR v4.6.0

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8.17.7 Resource Substance - Detailed Descriptions

Biomedical Research and Regulation

Work Group

Maturity Level: 2

Trial Use

Security Category: Business

Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Substance resource.

Substance
Element Id	Substance
Definition	A homogeneous material with a definite composition.
Cardinality	0..*
Type	DomainResource
Summary	false
Substance.identifier
Element Id	Substance.identifier
Definition	Unique identifier for the substance. For an instance, an identifier associated with the package/container (usually a label affixed directly).
Note	This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Cardinality	0..*
Type	Identifier
Summary	true
Comments	This identifier is associated with the kind of substance in contrast to the Substance.instance.identifier which is associated with the package/container.
Substance.instance
Element Id	Substance.instance
Definition	A boolean to indicate if this an instance of a substance or a kind of one (a definition).
Cardinality	1..1
Type	boolean
Is Modifier	true (Reason: Not known why this is labelled a modifier)
Summary	true
Substance.status
Element Id	Substance.status
Definition	A code to indicate if the substance is actively used.
Cardinality	0..1
Terminology Binding	FHIRSubstanceStatus (Required)
Type	code
Is Modifier	true (Reason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid)
Summary	true
Substance.category
Element Id	Substance.category
Definition	A code that classifies the general type of substance. This is used for searching, sorting and display purposes.
Cardinality	0..*
Terminology Binding	Substance Category Codes (Extensible)
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Comments	The level of granularity is defined by the category concepts in the value set. More fine-grained filtering can be performed using the metadata and/or terminology hierarchy in Substance.code.
Substance.code
Element Id	Substance.code
Definition	A code (or set of codes) that identify this substance.
Cardinality	1..1
Terminology Binding	Substance Code (Example)
Type	CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition)
Summary	true
Comments	This could be a reference to an externally defined code. It could also be a locally assigned code (e.g. a formulary), optionally with translations to the standard drug codes.
Substance.description
Element Id	Substance.description
Definition	A description of the substance - its appearance, handling requirements, and other usage notes.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	string
Summary	true
Substance.expiry
Element Id	Substance.expiry
Definition	When the substance is no longer valid to use. For some substances, a single arbitrary date is used for expiry.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	dateTime
Summary	true
Substance.quantity
Element Id	Substance.quantity
Definition	The amount of the substance.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	SimpleQuantity
Summary	true
Substance.ingredient
Element Id	Substance.ingredient
Definition	A substance can be composed of other substances.
Cardinality	0..*
Summary	true
Substance.ingredient.quantity
Element Id	Substance.ingredient.quantity
Definition	The amount of the ingredient in the substance - a concentration ratio.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Ratio
Summary	true
Substance.ingredient.substance[x]
Element Id	Substance.ingredient.substance[x]
Definition	Another substance that is a component of this substance.
Cardinality	1..1
Terminology Binding	Substance Code (Example)
Type	CodeableConcept\|Reference(Substance)
[x] Note	See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
Summary	true