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11.14 Resource MedicinalProductIndication - Content

Biomedical Research and Regulation

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Maturity Level: 0

Trial Use

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Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

Indication for the Medicinal Product.

11.14.1 Scope and Usage

A medical situation in which a medicinal product is appropriate for use

This resource is referenced by MedicinalProduct and MedicinalProductContraindication

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
MedicinalProductIndication	Σ TU		DomainResource	MedicinalProductIndication Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
subject	Σ	0..*	Reference(MedicinalProduct \| Medication)	The medication for which this is an indication
diseaseSymptomProcedure	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment
diseaseStatus	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies
comorbidity	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication
intendedEffect	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication
duration	Σ	0..1	Quantity	Timing or duration information as part of the indication
otherTherapy	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication
therapyRelationshipType	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy
medication[x]	Σ	1..1		Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication
medicationCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
medicationReference			Reference(MedicinalProduct \| Medication \| Substance \| SubstanceSpecification)
undesirableEffect	Σ	0..*	Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect)	Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product
population	Σ	0..*	Population	The population group to which this applies
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<MedicinalProductIndication xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <subject><!-- 0..* Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication) The medication for which this is an indication --></subject>
 <diseaseSymptomProcedure><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment --></diseaseSymptomProcedure>
 <diseaseStatus><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies --></diseaseStatus>
 <comorbidity><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication --></comorbidity>
 <intendedEffect><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication --></intendedEffect>
 <duration><!-- 0..1 Quantity Timing or duration information as part of the indication --></duration>
 <otherTherapy>  <!-- 0..* Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication -->
  <therapyRelationshipType><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy --></therapyRelationshipType>
  <medication[x]><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept|Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication|
    Substance|SubstanceSpecification) Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication --></medication[x]>
 </otherTherapy>
 <undesirableEffect><!-- 0..* Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect) Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product --></undesirableEffect>
 <population><!-- 0..* Population The population group to which this applies --></population>
</MedicinalProductIndication>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "MedicinalProductIndication",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "subject" : [{ Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication) }], // The medication for which this is an indication
  "diseaseSymptomProcedure" : { CodeableConcept }, // The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment
  "diseaseStatus" : { CodeableConcept }, // The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies
  "comorbidity" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication
  "intendedEffect" : { CodeableConcept }, // The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication
  "duration" : { Quantity }, // Timing or duration information as part of the indication
  "otherTherapy" : [{ // Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication
    "therapyRelationshipType" : { CodeableConcept }, // R!  The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy
    // medication[x]: 
      Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication. One of these 2:
    "medicationCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept }
    "medicationReference" : { Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication|Substance|
    SubstanceSpecification) }
  }],
  "undesirableEffect" : [{ Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect) }], // Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product
  "population" : [{ Population }] // The population group to which this applies
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:MedicinalProductIndication;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.subject [ Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication) ], ... ; # 0..* The medication for which this is an indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.diseaseSymptomProcedure [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.diseaseStatus [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.comorbidity [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.intendedEffect [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.duration [ Quantity ]; # 0..1 Timing or duration information as part of the indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy [ # 0..* Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication
    fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.therapyRelationshipType [ CodeableConcept ]; # 1..1 The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy
    # MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.medication[x] : 1..1 Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication. One of these 2
      fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.medicationCodeableConcept [ CodeableConcept ]
      fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.medicationReference [ Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication|Substance|SubstanceSpecification) ]
  ], ...;
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.undesirableEffect [ Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect) ], ... ; # 0..* Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.population [ Population ], ... ; # 0..* The population group to which this applies
]

Changes since R3

This resource did not exist in Release 2

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
MedicinalProductIndication	Σ TU		DomainResource	MedicinalProductIndication Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
subject	Σ	0..*	Reference(MedicinalProduct \| Medication)	The medication for which this is an indication
diseaseSymptomProcedure	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment
diseaseStatus	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies
comorbidity	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication
intendedEffect	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication
duration	Σ	0..1	Quantity	Timing or duration information as part of the indication
otherTherapy	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication
therapyRelationshipType	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy
medication[x]	Σ	1..1		Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication
medicationCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
medicationReference			Reference(MedicinalProduct \| Medication \| Substance \| SubstanceSpecification)
undesirableEffect	Σ	0..*	Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect)	Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product
population	Σ	0..*	Population	The population group to which this applies
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<MedicinalProductIndication xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <subject><!-- 0..* Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication) The medication for which this is an indication --></subject>
 <diseaseSymptomProcedure><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment --></diseaseSymptomProcedure>
 <diseaseStatus><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies --></diseaseStatus>
 <comorbidity><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication --></comorbidity>
 <intendedEffect><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication --></intendedEffect>
 <duration><!-- 0..1 Quantity Timing or duration information as part of the indication --></duration>
 <otherTherapy>  <!-- 0..* Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication -->
  <therapyRelationshipType><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy --></therapyRelationshipType>
  <medication[x]><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept|Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication|
    Substance|SubstanceSpecification) Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication --></medication[x]>
 </otherTherapy>
 <undesirableEffect><!-- 0..* Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect) Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product --></undesirableEffect>
 <population><!-- 0..* Population The population group to which this applies --></population>
</MedicinalProductIndication>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "MedicinalProductIndication",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "subject" : [{ Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication) }], // The medication for which this is an indication
  "diseaseSymptomProcedure" : { CodeableConcept }, // The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment
  "diseaseStatus" : { CodeableConcept }, // The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies
  "comorbidity" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication
  "intendedEffect" : { CodeableConcept }, // The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication
  "duration" : { Quantity }, // Timing or duration information as part of the indication
  "otherTherapy" : [{ // Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication
    "therapyRelationshipType" : { CodeableConcept }, // R!  The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy
    // medication[x]: 
      Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication. One of these 2:
    "medicationCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept }
    "medicationReference" : { Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication|Substance|
    SubstanceSpecification) }
  }],
  "undesirableEffect" : [{ Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect) }], // Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product
  "population" : [{ Population }] // The population group to which this applies
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:MedicinalProductIndication;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.subject [ Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication) ], ... ; # 0..* The medication for which this is an indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.diseaseSymptomProcedure [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.diseaseStatus [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.comorbidity [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.intendedEffect [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.duration [ Quantity ]; # 0..1 Timing or duration information as part of the indication
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy [ # 0..* Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication
    fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.therapyRelationshipType [ CodeableConcept ]; # 1..1 The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy
    # MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.medication[x] : 1..1 Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication. One of these 2
      fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.medicationCodeableConcept [ CodeableConcept ]
      fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.otherTherapy.medicationReference [ Reference(MedicinalProduct|Medication|Substance|SubstanceSpecification) ]
  ], ...;
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.undesirableEffect [ Reference(MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect) ], ... ; # 0..* Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product
  fhir:MedicinalProductIndication.population [ Population ], ... ; # 0..* The population group to which this applies
]

Changes since Release 3

This resource did not exist in Release 2

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

See the Profiles & Extensions and the alternate definitions: Master Definition XML + JSON, XML Schema/Schematron + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle) + see the extensions & the dependency analysis

11.14.3 Search Parameters

Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.

Name	Type	Description	Expression	In Common
subject	reference	The medication for which this is an indication	MedicinalProductIndication.subject (Medication, MedicinalProduct)