Vocabulary for RecommendMedicationSubstitutionTypeSnCT

 

Description:

Assigned OID:  the OID for the UK subset of SnomedCT, q.v.

Codes taken from the UK subset of SnomedCT representing a recommendation that one medication type should be substituted for an existing planned medication.  If required, it may indicate the site(s) (e.g. left arm) by which to administer the new medication.  

 

Legend:

A code of TBA indicates that the SnCT code is not yet available.

+ after a code indicates that descendants of the code shall be used.

  

 

Values:

Version:

01

Date:

07th Jan 2005

 

Level

Code

Description

Note

1 182838006 change of medication (procedure) Shall be present.
1 TBA recommend (qualifier value) Shall be present.  A kind of context value for actions.
1 Zero to many sites at which new medication is to be administered. Each site will comprise:-
2 363704007 procedure site (attribute) Shall be present
2 91723000+ a descendant of anatomical structure (body structure) Shall be present: anatomical site at which medication is to be administered. Note that many descendants of anatomical structure .are meaningless in the context of medication administration. Each code may include qualifiers (e.g. for laterality) if required
1  The status of the recommendation. Choice of one of:
2 TBA proposed (qualifier value) The recommendation has been made.
or
2 385645004 accepted (qualifier value) The recommendation has been accepted.  It is intended to perform the recommended substitution, which should be related to the substituted administration being recommended..
or
2 TBA rejected (qualifier value) The  recommendation has been rejected by person(s) to whom it was addressed. The recommended substitution will not be performed.
or
2 89925002 cancelled (qualifier value) The recommendation has been withdrawn by its author. The recommended substitution will not be performed.
1  End of choice