# Medication (EU core) - HL7 Europe Base and Core FHIR IG v2.0.0-gamma

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Medication (EU core)**

## Resource Profile: Medication (EU core) 

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| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core | *Version*:2.0.0-gamma | |
| * Standards status: *[Draft](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](http://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#maturity): 1 | *Computable Name*:MedicationEuCore |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0). | | |

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

**Usages:**

* Refer to this Profile: [Immunization (EU core)](StructureDefinition-immunization-eu-core.md), [Medication (EU core)](StructureDefinition-medication-eu-core.md), [MedicationRequest (EU core)](StructureDefinition-medicationRequest-eu-core.md), [MedicationStatement (EU core)](StructureDefinition-medicationStatement-eu-core.md) and [Procedure (EU core)](StructureDefinition-procedure-eu-core.md)
* Examples for this Profile: [Medication/01A-Cefuroxime1500GenericExplicit](Medication-01A-Cefuroxime1500GenericExplicit.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.eu.base|current/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-medication-eu-core.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-medication-eu-core.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-medication-eu-core.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "medication-eu-core",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "draft"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core",
  "version" : "2.0.0-gamma",
  "name" : "MedicationEuCore",
  "title" : "Medication (EU core)",
  "status" : "draft",
  "date" : "2026-02-25T10:00:47+01:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Europe",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "HL7 Europe",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.eu"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This profile introduces essential constraints and extensions for the Medication resource that apply across multiple use cases.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "150",
      "display" : "Europe"
    }]
  }],
  "copyright" : "Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0).",
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "script10.6",
    "uri" : "http://ncpdp.org/SCRIPT10_6",
    "name" : "Mapping to NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 v2 Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "Medication",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "Medication",
      "path" : "Medication"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "value",
          "path" : "url"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:productName",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "productName",
      "short" : "Current trade name (authorised name) of the medicinal product.",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-productname"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:classification",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "classification",
      "short" : "Classifications of the product, e.g ATC, narcotic/psychotropic, orphan drug, etc",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-classification"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:sizeOfItem",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "sizeOfItem",
      "short" : "Size of one item (for example, in a pack of 5 vials, this would represent the size of 1 vial)",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-sizeofitem"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:characteristic",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "characteristic",
      "short" : "Specifies other descriptive properties of the medication.",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-characteristic"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:unitOfPresentation",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "unitOfPresentation",
      "short" : "Unit of presentation of the product (e.g. tablet, vial, ampoule, etc)",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-unitofpresentation"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:packageType",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "packageType",
      "short" : "Type of container. This information is more relevant in cases when the packaging has an impact on administration of the product (e.g. pre-filled syringe)",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/StructureDefinition/medication-package-type"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:device",
      "path" : "Medication.extension",
      "sliceName" : "device",
      "short" : "Device, typically an administration device, included in the product.",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "*",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-device"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:device.extension:device",
      "path" : "Medication.extension.extension",
      "sliceName" : "device"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.extension:device.extension:device.value[x]",
      "path" : "Medication.extension.extension.value[x]",
      "binding" : {
        "strength" : "example",
        "valueSet" : "http://terminology.ehdsi.eu/ValueSet/eHDSIPackage"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.identifier",
      "path" : "Medication.identifier",
      "short" : "Identifier for the medicinal product, its generic representation, or packaged product (e.g. EMA PMS ID on product or package level)"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.code",
      "path" : "Medication.code",
      "short" : "A terminology-based code for the product (e.g. SNOMED CT code)"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.manufacturer",
      "path" : "Medication.manufacturer",
      "short" : "Marketing authorisation holder of the medicinal product. If the product does not have a marketing authorisation, the manufactured information may be used. It is sufficient to populate only name and optionally an identifier of the organisation."
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.form",
      "path" : "Medication.form",
      "binding" : {
        "strength" : "example",
        "valueSet" : "http://terminology.ehdsi.eu/ValueSet/eHDSIDoseForm"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.amount",
      "path" : "Medication.amount",
      "short" : "Amount of the medication (for example, in a package or a vial)"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient",
      "short" : "Ingredient or a part product. For combination packs, each ingredient can be a separate manufactured item with its own ingredients, dose form, and strength"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "type",
          "path" : "$this"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]:itemReference",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]",
      "sliceName" : "itemReference",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]:itemCodeableConcept",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.item[x]",
      "sliceName" : "itemCodeableConcept",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "CodeableConcept"
      }],
      "binding" : {
        "extension" : [{
          "extension" : [{
            "url" : "purpose",
            "valueCode" : "candidate"
          },
          {
            "url" : "valueSet",
            "valueCanonical" : "http://terminology.ehdsi.eu/ValueSet/eHDSISubstance"
          },
          {
            "url" : "documentation",
            "valueMarkdown" : "MyHealth@EU crossborder value set for substances. Based on EMA SPOR SMS."
          }],
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/additional-binding"
        }],
        "strength" : "example",
        "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ips/ValueSet/medicine-active-substances-uv-ips"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.isActive",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.isActive",
      "short" : "Active ingredient indicator. By default, only active ingredients are expected - therefore, the default value is true."
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.strength",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.strength",
      "short" : "Amount of substance in product (presentation or concentration strength)",
      "definition" : "Definitional resources should be used for specifying the different types of strengths: presentation; concentration."
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.ingredient.strength.extension:basisOfStrengthSubstance",
      "path" : "Medication.ingredient.strength.extension",
      "sliceName" : "basisOfStrengthSubstance",
      "short" : "Substance for which the strength is provided (this could be different from the precise active ingredient).",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-strengthsubstance"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.batch.lotNumber",
      "path" : "Medication.batch.lotNumber",
      "short" : "Lot Number"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Medication.batch.expirationDate",
      "path" : "Medication.batch.expirationDate",
      "short" : "Expiration Date"
    }]
  }
}

```
