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11.12 Resource PackagedProductDefinition - Content

Biomedical Research and Regulation

Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Trial Use

Security Category: Anonymous

Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

A medicinal product in a container or package.

11.12.1 Scope and Usage

Medicinal Product in a container being part of a package, representing the entirety that has been packaged for sale or supply

11.12.2 References

This resource is referenced by MedicinalProductDefinition and RegulatedAuthorization.

This resource does not implement any patterns.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
PackagedProductDefinition	Σ TU		DomainResource	A medicinal product in a container or package Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Unique identifier
subject	Σ	0..*	Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition)	The product that this is a pack for
description	Σ	0..1	string	Textual description
legalStatusOfSupply	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator
marketingStatus	Σ	0..*	MarketingStatus	Marketing information
copackagedIndicator	Σ	0..1	boolean	States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant
marketingAuthorization	Σ	0..1	Reference(RegulatedAuthorization)	Manufacturer of this Package Item
manufacturer	Σ	0..*	Reference(Organization)	Manufacturer of this Package Item
batchIdentifier	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Batch numbering
outerPackaging	Σ	1..1	Identifier	A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch
immediatePackaging	Σ	0..1	Identifier	A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging)
package	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The physical type of the container of the medicine
quantity	Σ	0..1	Quantity	The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1
material	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Material type of the package item
alternateMaterial	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A possible alternate material for the packaging
shelfLifeStorage	Σ	0..*	ProductShelfLife	Shelf Life and storage information
manufacturer	Σ	0..*	Reference(Organization)	Manufacturer of this Package Item
characteristic	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	General characteristics of this item
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	A code expressing the type of characteristic
value[x]	Σ	0..1		A value for the characteristic
valueCoding			Coding
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueString			string
valueDate			date
valueBoolean			boolean
valueAttachment			Attachment
containedItem	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The item(s) within the packaging
item	Σ	0..*	Reference(ManufacturedItemDefinition \| DeviceDefinition)	The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product
amount[x]	Σ	0..1		The number of this type of item within this packaging
amountQuantity			Quantity
amountInteger			integer
package	Σ	0..*	see package	Allows containers within containers
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<PackagedProductDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Unique identifier --></identifier>
 <subject><!-- 0..* Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition) The product that this is a pack for --></subject>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Textual description -->
 <legalStatusOfSupply><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator --></legalStatusOfSupply>
 <marketingStatus><!-- 0..* MarketingStatus Marketing information --></marketingStatus>
 <copackagedIndicator value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant -->
 <marketingAuthorization><!-- 0..1 Reference(RegulatedAuthorization) Manufacturer of this Package Item --></marketingAuthorization>
 <manufacturer><!-- 0..* Reference(Organization) Manufacturer of this Package Item --></manufacturer>
 <batchIdentifier>  <!-- 0..* Batch numbering -->
  <outerPackaging><!-- 1..1 Identifier A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch --></outerPackaging>
  <immediatePackaging><!-- 0..1 Identifier A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging) --></immediatePackaging>
 </batchIdentifier>
 <package>  <!-- 0..* A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within -->
  <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier --></identifier>
  <type><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The physical type of the container of the medicine --></type>
  <quantity><!-- 0..1 Quantity The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1 --></quantity>
  <material><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Material type of the package item --></material>
  <alternateMaterial><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept A possible alternate material for the packaging --></alternateMaterial>
  <shelfLifeStorage><!-- 0..* ProductShelfLife Shelf Life and storage information --></shelfLifeStorage>
  <manufacturer><!-- 0..* Reference(Organization) Manufacturer of this Package Item --></manufacturer>
  <characteristic>  <!-- 0..* General characteristics of this item -->
   <code><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept A code expressing the type of characteristic --></code>
   <value[x]><!-- 0..1 Coding|Quantity|string|date|boolean|Attachment A value for the characteristic --></value[x]>
  </characteristic>
  <containedItem>  <!-- 0..* The item(s) within the packaging -->
   <item><!-- 0..* Reference(DeviceDefinition|ManufacturedItemDefinition) The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product --></item>
   <amount[x]><!-- 0..1 Quantity|integer The number of this type of item within this packaging --></amount[x]>
  </containedItem>
  <package><!-- 0..* Content as for PackagedProductDefinition.package Allows containers within containers --></package>
 </package>
</PackagedProductDefinition>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "PackagedProductDefinition",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Unique identifier
  "subject" : [{ Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition) }], // The product that this is a pack for
  "description" : "<string>", // Textual description
  "legalStatusOfSupply" : { CodeableConcept }, // The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator
  "marketingStatus" : [{ MarketingStatus }], // Marketing information
  "copackagedIndicator" : <boolean>, // States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant
  "marketingAuthorization" : { Reference(RegulatedAuthorization) }, // Manufacturer of this Package Item
  "manufacturer" : [{ Reference(Organization) }], // Manufacturer of this Package Item
  "batchIdentifier" : [{ // Batch numbering
    "outerPackaging" : { Identifier }, // R!  A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch
    "immediatePackaging" : { Identifier } // A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging)
  }],
  "package" : [{ // A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within
    "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier
    "type" : { CodeableConcept }, // The physical type of the container of the medicine
    "quantity" : { Quantity }, // The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1
    "material" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Material type of the package item
    "alternateMaterial" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // A possible alternate material for the packaging
    "shelfLifeStorage" : [{ ProductShelfLife }], // Shelf Life and storage information
    "manufacturer" : [{ Reference(Organization) }], // Manufacturer of this Package Item
    "characteristic" : [{ // General characteristics of this item
      "code" : { CodeableConcept }, // R!  A code expressing the type of characteristic
      // value[x]: A value for the characteristic. One of these 6:
      "valueCoding" : { Coding }
      "valueQuantity" : { Quantity }
      "valueString" : "<string>"
      "valueDate" : "<date>"
      "valueBoolean" : <boolean>
      "valueAttachment" : { Attachment }
    }],
    "containedItem" : [{ // The item(s) within the packaging
      "item" : [{ Reference(DeviceDefinition|ManufacturedItemDefinition) }], // The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product
      // amount[x]: The number of this type of item within this packaging. One of these 2:
      "amountQuantity" : { Quantity }
      "amountInteger" : <integer>
    }],
    "package" : [{ Content as for PackagedProductDefinition.package }] // Allows containers within containers
  }]
}

Turtle Template

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


[ a fhir:PackagedProductDefinition;
  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:PackagedProductDefinition.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Unique identifier
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.subject [ Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition) ], ... ; # 0..* The product that this is a pack for
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.description [ string ]; # 0..1 Textual description
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.legalStatusOfSupply [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.marketingStatus [ MarketingStatus ], ... ; # 0..* Marketing information
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.copackagedIndicator [ boolean ]; # 0..1 States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.marketingAuthorization [ Reference(RegulatedAuthorization) ]; # 0..1 Manufacturer of this Package Item
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.manufacturer [ Reference(Organization) ], ... ; # 0..* Manufacturer of this Package Item
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.batchIdentifier [ # 0..* Batch numbering
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.batchIdentifier.outerPackaging [ Identifier ]; # 1..1 A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.batchIdentifier.immediatePackaging [ Identifier ]; # 0..1 A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging)
  ], ...;
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package [ # 0..* A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.type [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The physical type of the container of the medicine
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.quantity [ Quantity ]; # 0..1 The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.material [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Material type of the package item
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.alternateMaterial [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* A possible alternate material for the packaging
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.shelfLifeStorage [ ProductShelfLife ], ... ; # 0..* Shelf Life and storage information
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.manufacturer [ Reference(Organization) ], ... ; # 0..* Manufacturer of this Package Item
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic [ # 0..* General characteristics of this item
      fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.code [ CodeableConcept ]; # 1..1 A code expressing the type of characteristic
      # PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.value[x] : 0..1 A value for the characteristic. One of these 6
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueCoding [ Coding ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueQuantity [ Quantity ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueString [ string ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueDate [ date ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueBoolean [ boolean ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueAttachment [ Attachment ]
    ], ...;
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem [ # 0..* The item(s) within the packaging
      fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.item [ Reference(DeviceDefinition|ManufacturedItemDefinition) ], ... ; # 0..* The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product
      # PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.amount[x] : 0..1 The number of this type of item within this packaging. One of these 2
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.amountQuantity [ Quantity ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.amountInteger [ integer ]
    ], ...;
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.package [ See PackagedProductDefinition.package ], ... ; # 0..* Allows containers within containers
  ], ...;
]

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
PackagedProductDefinition	Σ TU		DomainResource	A medicinal product in a container or package Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Unique identifier
subject	Σ	0..*	Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition)	The product that this is a pack for
description	Σ	0..1	string	Textual description
legalStatusOfSupply	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator
marketingStatus	Σ	0..*	MarketingStatus	Marketing information
copackagedIndicator	Σ	0..1	boolean	States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant
marketingAuthorization	Σ	0..1	Reference(RegulatedAuthorization)	Manufacturer of this Package Item
manufacturer	Σ	0..*	Reference(Organization)	Manufacturer of this Package Item
batchIdentifier	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Batch numbering
outerPackaging	Σ	1..1	Identifier	A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch
immediatePackaging	Σ	0..1	Identifier	A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging)
package	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The physical type of the container of the medicine
quantity	Σ	0..1	Quantity	The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1
material	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Material type of the package item
alternateMaterial	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A possible alternate material for the packaging
shelfLifeStorage	Σ	0..*	ProductShelfLife	Shelf Life and storage information
manufacturer	Σ	0..*	Reference(Organization)	Manufacturer of this Package Item
characteristic	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	General characteristics of this item
code	Σ	1..1	CodeableConcept	A code expressing the type of characteristic
value[x]	Σ	0..1		A value for the characteristic
valueCoding			Coding
valueQuantity			Quantity
valueString			string
valueDate			date
valueBoolean			boolean
valueAttachment			Attachment
containedItem	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The item(s) within the packaging
item	Σ	0..*	Reference(ManufacturedItemDefinition \| DeviceDefinition)	The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product
amount[x]	Σ	0..1		The number of this type of item within this packaging
amountQuantity			Quantity
amountInteger			integer
package	Σ	0..*	see package	Allows containers within containers
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<PackagedProductDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Unique identifier --></identifier>
 <subject><!-- 0..* Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition) The product that this is a pack for --></subject>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Textual description -->
 <legalStatusOfSupply><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator --></legalStatusOfSupply>
 <marketingStatus><!-- 0..* MarketingStatus Marketing information --></marketingStatus>
 <copackagedIndicator value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant -->
 <marketingAuthorization><!-- 0..1 Reference(RegulatedAuthorization) Manufacturer of this Package Item --></marketingAuthorization>
 <manufacturer><!-- 0..* Reference(Organization) Manufacturer of this Package Item --></manufacturer>
 <batchIdentifier>  <!-- 0..* Batch numbering -->
  <outerPackaging><!-- 1..1 Identifier A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch --></outerPackaging>
  <immediatePackaging><!-- 0..1 Identifier A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging) --></immediatePackaging>
 </batchIdentifier>
 <package>  <!-- 0..* A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within -->
  <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier --></identifier>
  <type><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The physical type of the container of the medicine --></type>
  <quantity><!-- 0..1 Quantity The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1 --></quantity>
  <material><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Material type of the package item --></material>
  <alternateMaterial><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept A possible alternate material for the packaging --></alternateMaterial>
  <shelfLifeStorage><!-- 0..* ProductShelfLife Shelf Life and storage information --></shelfLifeStorage>
  <manufacturer><!-- 0..* Reference(Organization) Manufacturer of this Package Item --></manufacturer>
  <characteristic>  <!-- 0..* General characteristics of this item -->
   <code><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept A code expressing the type of characteristic --></code>
   <value[x]><!-- 0..1 Coding|Quantity|string|date|boolean|Attachment A value for the characteristic --></value[x]>
  </characteristic>
  <containedItem>  <!-- 0..* The item(s) within the packaging -->
   <item><!-- 0..* Reference(DeviceDefinition|ManufacturedItemDefinition) The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product --></item>
   <amount[x]><!-- 0..1 Quantity|integer The number of this type of item within this packaging --></amount[x]>
  </containedItem>
  <package><!-- 0..* Content as for PackagedProductDefinition.package Allows containers within containers --></package>
 </package>
</PackagedProductDefinition>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "PackagedProductDefinition",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Unique identifier
  "subject" : [{ Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition) }], // The product that this is a pack for
  "description" : "<string>", // Textual description
  "legalStatusOfSupply" : { CodeableConcept }, // The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator
  "marketingStatus" : [{ MarketingStatus }], // Marketing information
  "copackagedIndicator" : <boolean>, // States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant
  "marketingAuthorization" : { Reference(RegulatedAuthorization) }, // Manufacturer of this Package Item
  "manufacturer" : [{ Reference(Organization) }], // Manufacturer of this Package Item
  "batchIdentifier" : [{ // Batch numbering
    "outerPackaging" : { Identifier }, // R!  A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch
    "immediatePackaging" : { Identifier } // A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging)
  }],
  "package" : [{ // A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within
    "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier
    "type" : { CodeableConcept }, // The physical type of the container of the medicine
    "quantity" : { Quantity }, // The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1
    "material" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Material type of the package item
    "alternateMaterial" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // A possible alternate material for the packaging
    "shelfLifeStorage" : [{ ProductShelfLife }], // Shelf Life and storage information
    "manufacturer" : [{ Reference(Organization) }], // Manufacturer of this Package Item
    "characteristic" : [{ // General characteristics of this item
      "code" : { CodeableConcept }, // R!  A code expressing the type of characteristic
      // value[x]: A value for the characteristic. One of these 6:
      "valueCoding" : { Coding }
      "valueQuantity" : { Quantity }
      "valueString" : "<string>"
      "valueDate" : "<date>"
      "valueBoolean" : <boolean>
      "valueAttachment" : { Attachment }
    }],
    "containedItem" : [{ // The item(s) within the packaging
      "item" : [{ Reference(DeviceDefinition|ManufacturedItemDefinition) }], // The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product
      // amount[x]: The number of this type of item within this packaging. One of these 2:
      "amountQuantity" : { Quantity }
      "amountInteger" : <integer>
    }],
    "package" : [{ Content as for PackagedProductDefinition.package }] // Allows containers within containers
  }]
}

Turtle Template

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


[ a fhir:PackagedProductDefinition;
  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:PackagedProductDefinition.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Unique identifier
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.subject [ Reference(MedicinalProductDefinition) ], ... ; # 0..* The product that this is a pack for
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.description [ string ]; # 0..1 Textual description
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.legalStatusOfSupply [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The legal status of supply of the medicinal product as classified by the regulator
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.marketingStatus [ MarketingStatus ], ... ; # 0..* Marketing information
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.copackagedIndicator [ boolean ]; # 0..1 States whether a drug product is supplied with another item such as a diluent or adjuvant
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.marketingAuthorization [ Reference(RegulatedAuthorization) ]; # 0..1 Manufacturer of this Package Item
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.manufacturer [ Reference(Organization) ], ... ; # 0..* Manufacturer of this Package Item
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.batchIdentifier [ # 0..* Batch numbering
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.batchIdentifier.outerPackaging [ Identifier ]; # 1..1 A number appearing on the outer packaging of a specific batch
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.batchIdentifier.immediatePackaging [ Identifier ]; # 0..1 A number appearing on the immediate packaging (and not the outer packaging)
  ], ...;
  fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package [ # 0..* A packaging item, as a contained for medicine, possibly with other packaging items within
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Including possibly Data Carrier Identifier
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.type [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The physical type of the container of the medicine
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.quantity [ Quantity ]; # 0..1 The quantity of this package in the medicinal product, at the current level of packaging. If specified, the outermost level is always 1
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.material [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Material type of the package item
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.alternateMaterial [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* A possible alternate material for the packaging
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.shelfLifeStorage [ ProductShelfLife ], ... ; # 0..* Shelf Life and storage information
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.manufacturer [ Reference(Organization) ], ... ; # 0..* Manufacturer of this Package Item
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic [ # 0..* General characteristics of this item
      fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.code [ CodeableConcept ]; # 1..1 A code expressing the type of characteristic
      # PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.value[x] : 0..1 A value for the characteristic. One of these 6
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueCoding [ Coding ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueQuantity [ Quantity ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueString [ string ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueDate [ date ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueBoolean [ boolean ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.characteristic.valueAttachment [ Attachment ]
    ], ...;
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem [ # 0..* The item(s) within the packaging
      fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.item [ Reference(DeviceDefinition|ManufacturedItemDefinition) ], ... ; # 0..* The manufactured item or device as contained in the packaged medicinal product
      # PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.amount[x] : 0..1 The number of this type of item within this packaging. One of these 2
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.amountQuantity [ Quantity ]
        fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.containedItem.amountInteger [ integer ]
    ], ...;
    fhir:PackagedProductDefinition.package.package [ See PackagedProductDefinition.package ], ... ; # 0..* Allows containers within containers
  ], ...;
]

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 spreadsheet version & the dependency analysis a

11.12.4 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
device	reference	A device associated within packaged product	(DeviceDefinition)
identifier	token	Unique identifier	PackagedProductDefinition.identifier
manufactured-item	reference	A manufactured item of medication within this packaged product	(ManufacturedItemDefinition)
subject	reference	The product that this is a pack for	PackagedProductDefinition.subject (MedicinalProductDefinition)