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## Resource Profile: MedicationStatement (EU core)

Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/medicationStatement-eu-core | Version: 2.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 2 | Computable Name: MedicationStatementEuCore
Copyright/Legal: Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0).

This profile introduces essential constraints and extensions for the MedicationStatement resource that apply across multiple use cases.

Usages:

- Examples for this Profile: MedicationStatement/example-medicationstatement-eucore

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

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Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MedicationStatement |  | 0..* | MedicationStatement | Record of medication being taken by a patient
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the statement Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Medication Statement Identifier
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | State of the medication Binding: MedicationStatementStatusCodes (required): A coded concept indicating the current status of a MedicationStatement.
category | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of intended use Binding: MedicationRequestAdministrationLocationCodes (example): A coded concept identifying where the medication included in the MedicationStatement is expected to be consumed or administered.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Medication Intended Use | Preferred
medication | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableReference(Medication (EU core)) | What medication was taken Binding: Medications - IPS (example)
subject | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group) | Who is/was taking the medication
Slices for effective[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | The date/time or interval when the medication is/was/will be taken Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effectiveDateTime |  |  | dateTime |
effectivePeriod |  |  | Period |
effectiveTiming |  |  | Timing |
effective[x]:effectivePeriod | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Period when the medication is/was or should be used.
informationSource |  | 0..* | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | PractitionerRole (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | RelatedPerson) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication
derivedFrom |  | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The reference to the source of the statement
dosage |  | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
MedicationStatement.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​status | Base | required | MedicationStatement Status Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​category | Base | example | medicationRequest Administration Location Codes | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​medication | Base | example | Medications - IPS | ⏿2.0.0 | tx.hl7europe.eu

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | MedicationStatement | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from MedicationStatement

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MedicationStatement |  | 0..* | MedicationStatement | Record of medication being taken by a patient
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the statement
identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | Medication Statement Identifier
status |  | 1..1 | code | State of the medication
category |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of intended use Binding: MedicationRequestAdministrationLocationCodes (example): A coded concept identifying where the medication included in the MedicationStatement is expected to be consumed or administered.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Medication Intended Use | Preferred
medication |  | 1..1 | CodeableReference(Medication (EU core)) | What medication was taken Binding: Medications - IPS (example)
subject |  | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group) | Who is/was taking the medication
Slices for effective[x] |  | 0..1 | dateTime, Period, Timing | The date/time or interval when the medication is/was/will be taken Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effective[x]:effectivePeriod |  | 0..1 | Period | Period when the medication is/was or should be used.
informationSource |  | 0..* | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | PractitionerRole (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | RelatedPerson) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication
derivedFrom |  | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The reference to the source of the statement
reason |  |  |  |
concept |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded reason for use
note |  |  |  |
text |  | 1..1 | markdown | Textual note about the statement
dosage |  | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken.
adherence |  |  |  |
code |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of adherence.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
MedicationStatement.​category | Base | example | medicationRequest Administration Location Codes | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​medication | Base | example | Medications - IPS | ⏿2.0.0 | tx.hl7europe.eu

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MedicationStatement |  | 0..* | MedicationStatement | Record of medication being taken by a patient
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
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 statement Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
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 | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Medication Statement Identifier
partOf |  | 0..* | Reference(Procedure | MedicationStatement) | Part of referenced event
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | State of the medication Binding: MedicationStatementStatusCodes (required): A coded concept indicating the current status of a MedicationStatement.
category | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of intended use Binding: MedicationRequestAdministrationLocationCodes (example): A coded concept identifying where the medication included in the MedicationStatement is expected to be consumed or administered.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Medication Intended Use | Preferred
medication | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableReference(Medication (EU core)) | What medication was taken Binding: Medications - IPS (example)
subject | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group) | Who is/was taking the medication
encounter | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Encounter associated with MedicationStatement
Slices for effective[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | The date/time or interval when the medication is/was/will be taken Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effectiveDateTime |  |  | dateTime |
effectivePeriod |  |  | Period |
effectiveTiming |  |  | Timing |
effective[x]:effectivePeriod | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Period when the medication is/was or should be used.
dateAsserted | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When the usage was asserted?
informationSource |  | 0..* | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | PractitionerRole (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | RelatedPerson) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication
derivedFrom |  | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The reference to the source of the statement
reason |  | 0..* | CodeableReference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport) | Reason for why the medication is being/was taken Binding: ConditionProblemDiagnosisCodes (example): A coded concept identifying why the medication is being taken.
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
concept | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded reason for use
reference | Σ | 0..1 | Reference() | Reference to a resource (by instance)
note |  | 0..* | Annotation | Further information about the usage
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
author[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | Individual responsible for the annotation
authorReference |  |  | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson | Organization) |
authorString |  |  | string |
time | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When the annotation was made
text | Σ | 1..1 | markdown | Textual note about the statement
relatedClinicalInformation |  | 0..* | Reference(Observation | Condition) | Link to information relevant to the usage of a medication
renderedDosageInstruction |  | 0..1 | markdown | Full representation of the dosage instructions
dosage |  | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken.
adherence | Σ | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Indicates whether the medication is or is not being consumed or administered
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
code | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of adherence. Binding: MedicationStatementAdherenceCodes (example)
reason |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Details of the reason for the current use of the medication Binding: SNOMEDCTDrugTherapyStatusCodes (example)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
MedicationStatement.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​status | Base | required | MedicationStatement Status Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​category | Base | example | medicationRequest Administration Location Codes | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​medication | Base | example | Medications - IPS | ⏿2.0.0 | tx.hl7europe.eu
MedicationStatement.​reason | Base | example | Condition/Problem/Diagnosis Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​adherence.code | Base | example | MedicationStatement Adherence Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​adherence.reason | Base | example | SNOMED CT Drug Therapy Status codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | MedicationStatement | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from MedicationStatement

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

- Medication (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core)
- Patient (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core)
- Practitioner (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core)
- PractitionerRole (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core)
- Organization (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

- The element 1 is sliced based on the value of MedicationStatement.effective[x]

Maturity: 2

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MedicationStatement |  | 0..* | MedicationStatement | Record of medication being taken by a patient
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the statement Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Medication Statement Identifier
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | State of the medication Binding: MedicationStatementStatusCodes (required): A coded concept indicating the current status of a MedicationStatement.
category | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of intended use Binding: MedicationRequestAdministrationLocationCodes (example): A coded concept identifying where the medication included in the MedicationStatement is expected to be consumed or administered.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Medication Intended Use | Preferred
medication | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableReference(Medication (EU core)) | What medication was taken Binding: Medications - IPS (example)
subject | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group) | Who is/was taking the medication
Slices for effective[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | The date/time or interval when the medication is/was/will be taken Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effectiveDateTime |  |  | dateTime |
effectivePeriod |  |  | Period |
effectiveTiming |  |  | Timing |
effective[x]:effectivePeriod | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Period when the medication is/was or should be used.
informationSource |  | 0..* | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | PractitionerRole (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | RelatedPerson) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication
derivedFrom |  | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The reference to the source of the statement
dosage |  | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
MedicationStatement.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​status | Base | required | MedicationStatement Status Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​category | Base | example | medicationRequest Administration Location Codes | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​medication | Base | example | Medications - IPS | ⏿2.0.0 | tx.hl7europe.eu

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | MedicationStatement | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

Differential View

This structure is derived from MedicationStatement

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MedicationStatement |  | 0..* | MedicationStatement | Record of medication being taken by a patient
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the statement
identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | Medication Statement Identifier
status |  | 1..1 | code | State of the medication
category |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of intended use Binding: MedicationRequestAdministrationLocationCodes (example): A coded concept identifying where the medication included in the MedicationStatement is expected to be consumed or administered.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Medication Intended Use | Preferred
medication |  | 1..1 | CodeableReference(Medication (EU core)) | What medication was taken Binding: Medications - IPS (example)
subject |  | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group) | Who is/was taking the medication
Slices for effective[x] |  | 0..1 | dateTime, Period, Timing | The date/time or interval when the medication is/was/will be taken Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effective[x]:effectivePeriod |  | 0..1 | Period | Period when the medication is/was or should be used.
informationSource |  | 0..* | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | PractitionerRole (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | RelatedPerson) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication
derivedFrom |  | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The reference to the source of the statement
reason |  |  |  |
concept |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded reason for use
note |  |  |  |
text |  | 1..1 | markdown | Textual note about the statement
dosage |  | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken.
adherence |  |  |  |
code |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of adherence.
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
MedicationStatement.​category | Base | example | medicationRequest Administration Location Codes | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​medication | Base | example | Medications - IPS | ⏿2.0.0 | tx.hl7europe.eu

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
MedicationStatement |  | 0..* | MedicationStatement | Record of medication being taken by a patient
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
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 statement Binding: AllLanguages (required): IETF language tag for a human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
CommonLanguages | Starter
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 | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Medication Statement Identifier
partOf |  | 0..* | Reference(Procedure | MedicationStatement) | Part of referenced event
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | State of the medication Binding: MedicationStatementStatusCodes (required): A coded concept indicating the current status of a MedicationStatement.
category | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of intended use Binding: MedicationRequestAdministrationLocationCodes (example): A coded concept identifying where the medication included in the MedicationStatement is expected to be consumed or administered.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
Medication Intended Use | Preferred
medication | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableReference(Medication (EU core)) | What medication was taken Binding: Medications - IPS (example)
subject | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group) | Who is/was taking the medication
encounter | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Encounter associated with MedicationStatement
Slices for effective[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | The date/time or interval when the medication is/was/will be taken Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effectiveDateTime |  |  | dateTime |
effectivePeriod |  |  | Period |
effectiveTiming |  |  | Timing |
effective[x]:effectivePeriod | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Period when the medication is/was or should be used.
dateAsserted | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When the usage was asserted?
informationSource |  | 0..* | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | PractitionerRole (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | RelatedPerson) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication
derivedFrom |  | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | The reference to the source of the statement
reason |  | 0..* | CodeableReference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport) | Reason for why the medication is being/was taken Binding: ConditionProblemDiagnosisCodes (example): A coded concept identifying why the medication is being taken.
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
concept | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded reason for use
reference | Σ | 0..1 | Reference() | Reference to a resource (by instance)
note |  | 0..* | Annotation | Further information about the usage
id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
author[x] | Σ | 0..1 |  | Individual responsible for the annotation
authorReference |  |  | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson | Organization) |
authorString |  |  | string |
time | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When the annotation was made
text | Σ | 1..1 | markdown | Textual note about the statement
relatedClinicalInformation |  | 0..* | Reference(Observation | Condition) | Link to information relevant to the usage of a medication
renderedDosageInstruction |  | 0..1 | markdown | Full representation of the dosage instructions
dosage |  | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken.
adherence | Σ | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Indicates whether the medication is or is not being consumed or administered
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
code | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of adherence. Binding: MedicationStatementAdherenceCodes (example)
reason |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Details of the reason for the current use of the medication Binding: SNOMEDCTDrugTherapyStatusCodes (example)
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
MedicationStatement.​language | Base | required | All Languages | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​status | Base | required | MedicationStatement Status Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​category | Base | example | medicationRequest Administration Location Codes | 📦5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​medication | Base | example | Medications - IPS | ⏿2.0.0 | tx.hl7europe.eu
MedicationStatement.​reason | Base | example | Condition/Problem/Diagnosis Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​adherence.code | Base | example | MedicationStatement Adherence Codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.
MedicationStatement.​adherence.reason | Base | example | SNOMED CT Drug Therapy Status codes | 📍5.0.0 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | MedicationStatement | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(ofType(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | MedicationStatement | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | MedicationStatement | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from MedicationStatement

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

- Medication (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core)
- Patient (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core)
- Practitioner (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core)
- PractitionerRole (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core)
- Organization (EU core) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

- The element 1 is sliced based on the value of MedicationStatement.effective[x]

Maturity: 2

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