Please note: This guidance has been superseded by the Implementation guide for digitial medicines, which contains up-to-date information.
Element: medication[x]
Populating the element
Can be either a dm+d code as a CodeableConcept or reference to UK Medication. CodeableConcept is preferred where no more information would be provided by reference to UK Core Medication.
Where a dm+d code exists it MUST be used either as CodeableConcept.coding or as Medication.Medication.code
Where CodeableConcept is used CodeableConcept.coding is dm+d code and CodeableConcept.text is dm+d text. Where no dm+d code is available drug name can be provided as text as CodeableConcept.text
A Reference to UK Core Medication should only be used when there is additional information to record which is not explicit in CodeableConcept for example where:
- To specify a VTM with a specific form
- To record manufacture against VTM, VMP and VMP
- To record batch number