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: Substance Category Codes - JSON Representation

Draft as of 2023-07-17 Maturity Level: 2

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  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "substance-category",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2020-04-09T21:10:28.568+00:00",
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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">allergen<a name=\"substance-category-allergen\"> </a></td><td>Allergen</td><td>A substance that causes an allergic reaction.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">biological<a name=\"substance-category-biological\"> </a></td><td>Biological Substance</td><td>A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">body<a name=\"substance-category-body\"> </a></td><td>Body Substance</td><td>A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">chemical<a name=\"substance-category-chemical\"> </a></td><td>Chemical</td><td>Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">food<a name=\"substance-category-food\"> </a></td><td>Dietary Substance</td><td>A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">drug<a name=\"substance-category-drug\"> </a></td><td>Drug or Medicament</td><td>A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">material<a name=\"substance-category-material\"> </a></td><td>Material</td><td>A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper).</td></tr></table></div>"
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  ],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category",
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      "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
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    }
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  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "SubstanceCategoryCodes",
  "title" : "Substance Category Codes",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2023-07-17T22:16:15-06:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Orders and Observations Workgroup",
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  ],
  "description" : "Substance category codes",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
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    {
      "code" : "allergen",
      "display" : "Allergen",
      "definition" : "A substance that causes an allergic reaction."
    },
    {
      "code" : "biological",
      "display" : "Biological Substance",
      "definition" : "A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source."
    },
    {
      "code" : "body",
      "display" : "Body Substance",
      "definition" : "A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "chemical",
      "display" : "Chemical",
      "definition" : "Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "food",
      "display" : "Dietary Substance",
      "definition" : "A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal."
    },
    {
      "code" : "drug",
      "display" : "Drug or Medicament",
      "definition" : "A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)."
    },
    {
      "code" : "material",
      "display" : "Material",
      "definition" : "A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron, wood, plastic and paper)."
    }
  ]
}