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Example Medication/med0320 (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
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Generic Formulation - Azithromycin 250mg oral capsule - includes a reference to a substance in the Ingredient element (id = "med0320")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Medication xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="med0320"/>
<text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: Medication</b> <a name="med0320"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border:
1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Resource Medication "med0320" </p> </div> <p> <b> code</b> : Azithromycin 250mg capsule (product) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #324252006)</span> </p> <p> <b> doseForm</b> : Tablet dose form (qualifier value) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #385055001)</span> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> ingredient</b> </p> <h3> Items</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Reference</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> <a name="sub03"> </a> <blockquote> <p/> <p> <a name="sub03"> </a> </p> <p> <b> instance</b> : false</p> <h3> Codes</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Concept</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Azithromycin (substance) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #387531004)</span> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <b> strength</b> : 250 mg<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mg = 'mg')</span> /1(unit TAB from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm)<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm code TAB
= 'Tablet')</span> </p> </blockquote> </div> </text> <contained>
<Substance>
<id value="sub03"/>
<instance value="false"/>
<code>
<concept>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="387531004"/>
<display value="Azithromycin (substance)"/>
</coding>
</concept>
</code>
</Substance>
</contained>
<code>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="324252006"/>
<display value="Azithromycin 250mg capsule (product)"/>
</coding>
</code>
<doseForm>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="385055001"/>
<display value="Tablet dose form (qualifier value)"/>
</coding>
</doseForm>
<ingredient>
<item>
<reference>
<reference value="#sub03"/>
</reference>
</item>
<strengthRatio>
<numerator>
<value value="250"/>
<system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
<code value="mg"/>
</numerator>
<denominator>
<value value="1"/>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm"/>
<code value="TAB"/>
</denominator>
</strengthRatio>
</ingredient>
</Medication>
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examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part
of the specification.