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    Medication resource

    Guidance for populating and consuming the Medication resource

    Introduction

    The headings below list the elements of the Medication resource and describe how to populate and consume them.

    Medication elements

    id

    Data type: Id Optionality: Mandatory Cardinality: 1..1

    The logical identifier of the Medication resource.

    meta.profile

    Data type: uri Optionality: Mandatory Cardinality: 1..1

    The Medication profile URL.

    Fixed value https://fhir.nhs.uk/STU3/StructureDefinition/CareConnect-GPC-Medication-1

    code

    Data type: CodeableConcept Optionality: Mandatory Cardinality: 1..1

    The code that identifies the medication.

    A SNOMED dm+d code MUST be supplied, if available.

    Medication elements not in use

    The following elements SHALL NOT be populated:

    meta.versionId

    Data type: Id

    meta.lastUpdated

    Data type: Instant

    package

    Data type: BackboneElement

    Also do not populate any subelements of package.


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