HL7 Terminology (THO)
5.2.0 - Publication
This page is part of the HL7 Terminology (v5.2.0: Release) based on FHIR R4. This is the current published version in its permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/ahfs | Version: 2.0.1 | |||
Retired as of 2021-11-09 | Responsible: ASHSP | Computable Name: Ahfs |
Description: The AHFS Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification has been in use in hospitals in the United States since its inception in 1959. An integral part of the American Hospital Formulary Service, the AHFS classification allows the grouping of drugs with similar pharmacologic, therapeutic, and/or chemical characteristics. Today, the AHFS classification is used by many people outside of hospitals.
Defining URL | http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/ahfs |
Version | 2.0.1 |
Name | Ahfs |
Title | AHFS Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification |
Status | retired |
Definition | Description: The AHFS Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification has been in use in hospitals in the United States since its inception in 1959. An integral part of the American Hospital Formulary Service, the AHFS classification allows the grouping of drugs with similar pharmacologic, therapeutic, and/or chemical characteristics. Today, the AHFS classification is used by many people outside of hospitals. |
Publisher | ASHSP |
Type | Value | Preferred |
OID | 2.16.840.1.113883.6.234 | true |
URI | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ahfs | true |
History
Date | Action | Custodian | Author | Comment |
2021-11-09 | revise | HTA | Reuben Daniels | Code System Identification Record being retired;UP-251 |
2020-06-12 | revise | Vocabulary WG | Ted Klein | Fixed title extension URL to be consistent with latest Publisher |