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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 | false |
| 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 | A classification of the ingredient identifying its purpose within the product, e.g. active, inactive. |
| Cardinality | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.function | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.function |
| Definition | A classification of the ingredient identifying its precise purpose(s) in the drug product. This extends the Ingredient.role to add more detail. Example: Antioxidant, Alkalizing Agent. |
| Cardinality | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.group | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.group |
| Definition | A classification of the ingredient according to where in the physical item it tends to be used, such the outer shell of a tablet, inner body or ink. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.description | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.description |
| Definition | A general description of the ingredient, or any supporting text. May be used for an unstructured list of excipients. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | markdown |
| 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.substance | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance |
| Definition | The substance that comprises this ingredient. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.code | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.code |
| Definition | A code or full resource that represents the ingredient substance. |
| Cardinality | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition | Substance) |
| Patterns | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition,Substance): No common pattern |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength |
| Definition | The quantity of substance in the unit of presentation, or in the volume (or mass) of the single pharmaceutical product or manufactured item. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the lower limit. |
| Cardinality | 0..* |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.presentation[x] | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.presentation[x] |
| 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|CodeableConcept|Quantity |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationHighLimit[x] | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationHighLimit[x] |
| Definition | An upper limit for the quantity of substance in the unit of presentation. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the upper limit. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | Ratio|Quantity |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| 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.substance.strength.presentationText | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationText |
| Definition | A textual represention of either the whole of the presentation strength or a part of it - with the rest being in Strength.presentation as a ratio. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.concentration[x] | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.concentration[x] |
| Definition | The strength per unitary volume (or mass). |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | Ratio|CodeableConcept|Quantity |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationHighLimit[x] | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationHighLimit[x] |
| 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|Quantity |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| 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.substance.strength.concentrationText | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrationText |
| Definition | A textual represention of either the whole of the concentration strength or a part of it - with the rest being in Strength.concentration as a ratio. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.basis | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.basis |
| Definition | A code that indicates if the strength is, for example, based on the ingredient substance as stated or on the substance base (when the ingredient is a salt). |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.measurementPoint | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.measurementPoint |
| Definition | For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.country | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.country |
| Definition | The country or countries for which the strength range applies. |
| Cardinality | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength |
| Definition | Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance. |
| Cardinality | 0..* |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.substance | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.substance |
| Definition | Relevant reference substance. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition | Substance) |
| Patterns | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition,Substance): No common pattern |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strength[x] | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strength[x] |
| Definition | Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the lower limit. |
| Cardinality | 1..1 |
| Type | Ratio|Quantity |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit[x] | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit[x] |
| Definition | Strength expressed in terms of a reference substance. When there is a range of strengths, this represents the upper limit. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | Ratio|Quantity |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.measurementPoint | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.measurementPoint |
| Definition | For when strength is measured at a particular point or distance. |
| Cardinality | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.country | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.country |
| Definition | The country or countries for which the strength range applies. |
| Cardinality | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance |
| Definition | A specified substance that comprises this ingredient. |
| Cardinality | 0..* |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.code | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.code |
| Definition | Substance as a 'specified substance', implying extra substance related characteristics. |
| Cardinality | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition | Substance) |
| Patterns | CodeableReference(SubstanceDefinition,Substance): No common pattern |
| Summary | true |
| Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.group | |
| Element Id | Ingredient.specifiedSubstance.group |
| Definition | The group of specified substance, e.g. group 1 to 4, where the group categorises the level of description of the substance according to standardised sets of properties. |
| 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..* |
| Type | See Ingredient.substance.strength |
| Summary | true |