## Union of http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-medication and http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-medication

This is the set of resources that conform to either of the profiles QICore Medication (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-medication) and QICore Medication (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-medication). E.g. what you have to deal with if you get resources conforming to one of them

### Structure

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Medication |  | 0..* |  | Definition of a Medication
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business identifier for this medication
code | S Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Codes that identify this medication Binding: ?? (extensible)
status | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | active | inactive | entered-in-error Binding: ?? (required): A coded concept defining if the medication is in active use.
manufacturer | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(QICore Organization), Reference(QICore Organization) | Manufacturer of the item
form |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | powder | tablets | capsule + Binding: ?? (example): A coded concept defining the form of a medication.
amount | Σ | 0..1 | Ratio | Amount of drug in package
ingredient |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Active or inactive ingredient
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
item[x] |  | 1..1 |  | The actual ingredient or content
itemCodeableConcept |  |  | CodeableConcept |
itemReference |  |  | Reference(QICore Substance | QICore Medication | #sd+146-qicore-substance-qicore-substance) |
isActive |  | 0..1 | boolean | Active ingredient indicator
strength |  | 0..1 | Ratio | Quantity of ingredient present
batch |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Details about packaged medications
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
lotNumber |  | 0..1 | string | Identifier assigned to batch
expirationDate |  | 0..1 | dateTime | When batch will expire
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