IHE Pharmacy Medication Overview
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Extension: Medication - Product Name

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MEOW/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-productname Version: 1.0.0-preview
Active as of 2026-06-26 Computable Name: MedicationProductName

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Name of the medicinal product. Optionally the type of name (Full official name, prescribing name, invented name) and language of the name can be specified. The extension is a simplified approach of what is used in MedicinalProductDefinition resource.

Context of Use

    This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

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Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Medication - Product Name
... extension 1..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:name 1..1 Extension Product name
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "name"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:nameType 0..1 Extension Type of product name (full name, common name, prescription name, etc)
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "nameType"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
.... extension:language 0..1 Extension Language code of this name. A code with a combination of country and name can be used.
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "language"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: AllLanguages (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MEOW/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-productname"

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Medication - Product Name
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 1..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:name 1..1 Extension Product name
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "name"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:nameType 0..1 Extension Type of product name (full name, common name, prescription name, etc)
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "nameType"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
.... extension:language 0..1 Extension Language code of this name. A code with a combination of country and name can be used.
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "language"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: AllLanguages (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MEOW/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-productname"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: Name of the medicinal product. Optionally the type of name (Full official name, prescribing name, invented name) and language of the name can be specified. The extension is a simplified approach of what is used in MedicinalProductDefinition resource.

  • name: string: An Extension
  • nameType: CodeableConcept: An Extension
  • language: CodeableConcept: An Extension

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Medication - Product Name
... extension 1..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:name 1..1 Extension Product name
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "name"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:nameType 0..1 Extension Type of product name (full name, common name, prescription name, etc)
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "nameType"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
.... extension:language 0..1 Extension Language code of this name. A code with a combination of country and name can be used.
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "language"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: AllLanguages (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MEOW/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-productname"

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Medication - Product Name
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 1..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:name 1..1 Extension Product name
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "name"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:nameType 0..1 Extension Type of product name (full name, common name, prescription name, etc)
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "nameType"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
.... extension:language 0..1 Extension Language code of this name. A code with a combination of country and name can be used.
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "language"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: AllLanguages (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MEOW/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medication-productname"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: Name of the medicinal product. Optionally the type of name (Full official name, prescribing name, invented name) and language of the name can be specified. The extension is a simplified approach of what is used in MedicinalProductDefinition resource.

  • name: string: An Extension
  • nameType: CodeableConcept: An Extension
  • language: CodeableConcept: An Extension

 

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Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.extension:language.​value[x] Base required All Languages 📦4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
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()