CA Core+
1.2.0-dft 
1.2.0-DFT - The specification is version 1.2.0-DFT of CA Core+ For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
DrugOrMedicamentSubstanceCode
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Description
This subset contains concepts that represent substances that are chemical constituents of pharmaceutical/biological products (excluding vaccines).
This is a broad data exchange subset that is intended to support semantic interoperability and conformance testing. It is recommended that jurisdictions define and implement more specific clinically curated subsets that contain a portion of these concepts for data capture at the point of care for their specific use case.
This subset was defined using the intensional definition of <410942007|Drug or medicament (substance)| against the substrate SNOMED CT Canadian Edition.
This resource is an informative value set; a normative subset containing the expanded values can be found on Canada Health Infoway's Terminology Server. Access to the Terminology Server requires an InfoCentral account.
Canonical URL
https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/drugormedicamentsubstancecode
Definitions
Code definitions can be found on the Infoway Terminology Browser. If the code cannot be found on the Infoway Terminology Browser it may be pending an update. You may find the code on its source system look up e.g. SNOMED CT, LOINC, or HL7.
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<description value="This subset contains concepts that represent substances that are chemical constituents of pharmaceutical/biological products (excluding vaccines). \n\nThis is a broad data exchange subset that is intended to support semantic interoperability and conformance testing. It is recommended that jurisdictions define and implement more specific clinically curated subsets that contain a portion of these concepts for data capture at the point of care for their specific use case. \n\nThis subset was defined using the intensional definition of <410942007|Drug or medicament (substance)| against the substrate SNOMED CT Canadian Edition.\n\nThis resource is an informative value set; a [normative subset](https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/drugormedicamentsubstancecode) containing the expanded values can be found on Canada Health Infoway's [Terminology Server](https://terminologystandardsservice.ca/fhir). Access to the Terminology Server requires an [InfoCentral account](https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/register)." />
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<copyright value="Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy)." />
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"description": "This subset contains concepts that represent substances that are chemical constituents of pharmaceutical/biological products (excluding vaccines). \n\nThis is a broad data exchange subset that is intended to support semantic interoperability and conformance testing. It is recommended that jurisdictions define and implement more specific clinically curated subsets that contain a portion of these concepts for data capture at the point of care for their specific use case. \n\nThis subset was defined using the intensional definition of <410942007|Drug or medicament (substance)| against the substrate SNOMED CT Canadian Edition.\n\nThis resource is an informative value set; a [normative subset](https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/drugormedicamentsubstancecode) containing the expanded values can be found on Canada Health Infoway's [Terminology Server](https://terminologystandardsservice.ca/fhir). Access to the Terminology Server requires an [InfoCentral account](https://infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/register).",
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"copyright": "Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy).",
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