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Definition for Code System SubstanceCategoryCodes
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "substance-category",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+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" : "oo"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 2
}],
"url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1138"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"name" : "SubstanceCategoryCodes",
"title" : "Substance Category Codes",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"publisher" : "HL7 Orders and Observations Workgroup",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders/index.cfm"
}]
}],
"description" : "Substance category codes",
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "allergen",
"display" : "Allergen",
"definition" : "A substance that causes an allergic reaction."
},
{
"code" : "biological",
"display" : "Biological Substance",
"definition" : "A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source."
},
{
"code" : "body",
"display" : "Body Substance",
"definition" : "A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.)."
},
{
"code" : "chemical",
"display" : "Chemical",
"definition" : "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)."
},
{
"code" : "food",
"display" : "Dietary Substance",
"definition" : "A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal."
},
{
"code" : "drug",
"display" : "Drug or Medicament",
"definition" : "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)."
},
{
"code" : "material",
"display" : "Material",
"definition" : "A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper)."
}]
}
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.