Ingredient - FHIR v4.2.0

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11.18.6 Resource Ingredient - Detailed Descriptions

Biomedical Research and Regulation

Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Trial Use

Security Category: Anonymous

Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Ingredient resource.

Ingredient
Element Id	Ingredient
Definition	An ingredient of a manufactured item or pharmaceutical product.
Cardinality	0..*
Type	DomainResource
Summary	true
Ingredient.identifier
Element Id	Ingredient.identifier
Definition	The identifier(s) of this Ingredient that are assigned by business processes and/or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate.
Note	This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Identifier
Summary	true
Ingredient.role
Element Id	Ingredient.role
Definition	Ingredient role e.g. Active ingredient, excipient.
Cardinality	1..1
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Ingredient.allergenicIndicator
Element Id	Ingredient.allergenicIndicator
Definition	If the ingredient is a known or suspected allergen.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	boolean
Summary	true
Ingredient.manufacturer
Element Id	Ingredient.manufacturer
Definition	The organization that manufactures this ingredient.
Cardinality	0..*
Type	Reference(Organization)
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance
Definition	A specified substance that comprises this ingredient.
Cardinality	0..*
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.code[x]
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.code[x]
Definition	Substance as a 'specified substance', implying extra substance related characteristics.
Cardinality	1..1
Type	CodeableConcept\|Reference(SubstanceDefinition \| Substance)
Patterns	Reference(SubstanceDefinition,Substance): No common pattern
[x] Note	See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.group
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.group
Definition	The group of specified substance, e.g. group 1 to 4.
Cardinality	1..1
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.confidentiality
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.confidentiality
Definition	Confidentiality level of the specified substance as the ingredient.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength
Definition	Quantity of the substance or specified substance present in the manufactured item or pharmaceutical product.
Cardinality	0..*
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.presentation
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.presentation
Definition	The quantity of substance in the unit of presentation, or in the volume (or mass) of the single pharmaceutical product or manufactured item.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Ratio
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.presentationHighLimit
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.presentationHighLimit
Definition	An upper limit for the quantity of substance in the unit of presentation. For use when there is a range of strengths, this is the high limit, with the presentation attribute becoming the lower limit.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Ratio
Is Modifier	true (Reason: If this is present it implies that the whole strength is expressed as a range, due to uncertainty or variation)
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.concentration
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.concentration
Definition	The strength per unitary volume (or mass).
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Ratio
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.concentrationHighLimit
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.concentrationHighLimit
Definition	An upper limit for the strength per unitary volume (or mass), for when there is a range. The concentration attribute then becomes the lower limit.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Ratio
Is Modifier	true (Reason: If this is present it implies that the whole strength is expressed as a range, due to uncertainty or variation)
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.measurementPoint
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.measurementPoint
Definition	For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	string
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.country
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.country
Definition	The country or countries for which the strength range applies.
Cardinality	0..*
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength
Definition	Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance.
Cardinality	0..*
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.substance[x]
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.substance[x]
Definition	Relevant reference substance.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	CodeableConcept\|Reference(SubstanceDefinition \| Substance)
Patterns	Reference(SubstanceDefinition,Substance): No common pattern
[x] Note	See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.strength
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.strength
Definition	Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance.
Cardinality	1..1
Type	Ratio
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit
Definition	Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance, upper limit.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	Ratio
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.measurementPoint
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.measurementPoint
Definition	For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance.
Cardinality	0..1
Type	string
Summary	true
Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.country
Element Id	Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength.referenceStrength.country
Definition	The country or countries for which the strength range applies.
Cardinality	0..*
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Ingredient.substance
Element Id	Ingredient.substance
Definition	The substance that comprises this ingredient.
Cardinality	0..1
Summary	true
Ingredient.substance.code[x]
Element Id	Ingredient.substance.code[x]
Definition	A code that represents the ingredient substance.
Cardinality	1..1
Type	CodeableConcept\|Reference(SubstanceDefinition \| Substance)
Patterns	Reference(SubstanceDefinition,Substance): No common pattern
[x] Note	See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
Summary	true
Ingredient.substance.strength
Element Id	Ingredient.substance.strength
Definition	Quantity of the substance or specified substance present in the manufactured item or pharmaceutical product.
Cardinality	0..*
Type	See Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.strength
Summary	true