Vocabulary for AvoidMedicationTypeSnCT

 

Description:

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

Codes taken from the UK subset of SnomedCT representing that a medication should NOT be administered to a patient.  If required, it may indicate the routes (e.g. intravenous) and/or the site(s) of administration (e.g. left arm) to be avoided.  If route and site information is absent, then medication administration is  to be avoided via all routes & sites. 

 

Legend:

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

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

  

 

Values:

Version:

01

Date:

07th Jan 2005

 

Level

Code

Description

Note

1  The nature of the administration to avoid. Choice of one of:

2

225426007

administration of therapeutic substance (procedure)

 

This concept shall be context modified as a procedure by setting the value of the procedure context attribute (408730004) with the value:

 

410521004 not to be done  (qualifier value)

Shall be present. Use if route / site of administration details not required.  Indicates that administration is to be avoided via all routes and at all sites

1 or where administration by one or more specific route(s) is to be avoided, one or more of the following:

2

243132000
164141000000102
386352004
164131000000106
164151000000104
164161000000101
386355002
386356001
394903005
164171000000108
406172003
164121000000109
386353009
394899003
164181000000105
164191000000107
386350007
386360003
386363001
394901007
164101000000100
394904004
164111000000103

inhaled drug administration (procedure)
Treatment administration by irrigation (procedure)
medication administration: epidural (procedure)
Treatment administration via gastrostomy (procedure)
Gingival administration of treatment (procedure)
Intracavernous administration of treatment (procedure)
medication administration: intradermal (procedure)
medication administration: intramuscular (procedure)
intravenous administration of treatment (procedure)
Intravesical administration of treatment (procedure)
medication administration: nasal (procedure)
Nasogastric administration of treatment (procedure)
medication administration: eye (procedure)
oral administration of treatment (procedure)
Buccal administration of treatment (procedure)
Sublingual administration of treatment (procedure)
medication administration: ear (procedure)
medication administration: rectal (procedure)
medication administration: vaginal (procedure)
subcutaneous administration of treatment (procedure)
Topical administration of treatment (procedure)
transdermal administration of treatment (procedure)
Urethral administration of treatment (procedure)

 

Each concept context shall be modified as a procedure by setting the value of the ‘procedure context’ attribute (408730004) with the value:

 

410521004 not to be done  (qualifier value)

One of the listed codes shall be present.

 

If required, the site can be specified by refinement of the value of the procedure site attribute (363704007).

 

If the route required is not available in this coded list (and the site is not required), then the concept administration of treatment via specific route (procedure) (394898006) should be used, with the route added as associated free text.

1 or where medication administration at a particular site(s) is to be avoided, one or more of the following:

2

363186003

introduction of substance by body site (procedure)

 

This concept shall be context modified as a procedure by setting the value of the ‘procedure context’ attribute (408730004) with the value:

 

410521004 not to be done  (qualifier value)

Shall be present.

 

The site shall be specified by refinement of the value of the procedure site attribute (363704007).

 

If the route required is not available in the coded list above (and the site is required), then the concept introduction of substance by body site (procedure) (363186003) shall be used, with the route added as associated free text.

1  End of choice