Release 4B Snapshot #1

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Codesystem-medicationrequest-course-of-therapy.json

Pharmacy Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Definition for Code System MedicationRequest Course of Therapy Codes

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "medicationrequest-course-of-therapy",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2021-12-20T14:08:35.086+11:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "phx"
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1327"
  }],
  "version" : "4.3.0-snapshot1",
  "name" : "MedicationRequest Course of Therapy Codes",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "continuous",
    "display" : "Continuous long term therapy",
    "definition" : "A medication which is expected to be continued beyond the present order and which the patient should be assumed to be taking unless explicitly stopped."
  },
  {
    "code" : "acute",
    "display" : "Short course (acute) therapy",
    "definition" : "A medication which the patient is only expected to consume for the duration of the current order and which is not expected to be renewed."
  },
  {
    "code" : "seasonal",
    "display" : "Seasonal",
    "definition" : "A medication which is expected to be used on a part time basis at certain times of the year"
  }]
}

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.