Stream: Medication
Topic: MedicationKnowledge-Controlled Substance.
Ernesto Quevedo Caballero (May 25 2020 at 15:17):
Where you suggest me can we mark in the Medication Knowledge resource that the Medication is a Controlled Substance, or this information is stored in another place?
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 25 2020 at 15:49):
medicineClassification
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 25 2020 at 15:50):
(if in your case "Controlled substance" is an official category)
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 25 2020 at 15:51):
there is also a thing called Schedule but I think that is just an american way of saying "this is a very special category"
Melva Peters (May 26 2020 at 00:48):
If you are trying to represent the regulatory status, then it would go into schedule.
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 04:56):
Is "schedule" used in Europe @Rik Smithies?
Melva Peters (May 26 2020 at 13:09):
Not sure what it might be called in Europe, but each regulatory authority and perhaps even a jurisdiction will assign a drug to a schedule or status as to the regulation around it. For example, is a prescription needed or is it Over the Counter, is it a controlled substance (there are multiple levels). The schedule may vary within a country as well - for example, in Canada, Health Canada will assign the over all status, but provinces can decide to be more restrictive (but not less). This information goes in medicationknowledge.regulatory.schedule
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 13:18):
yes, and inside the institutions these rules may change - but this is not called scehedule here, that is why I find it strange to have this attribute - i would use Category (because that's what it is and "Schedule" doesn't seem to be used here).
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 13:19):
if "schedule" is not a global term, we could perhaps change to a more generic term. Or I can skip that and just use a few slices on classification.
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 13:23):
If "schedule" is the term used in Europe, then I am simply wrong and all is fine.
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 13:27):
@Melva Peters just to see if I can prove myself wrong: is this the schedule you are referring to?
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/classification-of-controlled-drugs/html_en
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 13:28):
(this is a UN / WHO thing)
Melva Peters (May 26 2020 at 13:30):
Yes, this is the schedules I was referring to.
Melva Peters (May 26 2020 at 13:31):
These relate to controlled substances, but they can also relate to whether a drugs requires a prescription or is over the counter in a given jurisdiction as well.
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 14:00):
ok thanks, then I was not correct. @Ernesto Quevedo Caballero you can use Schedule for this - Schedule is an official classification)
Jose Costa Teixeira (May 26 2020 at 14:02):
I would reserve "schedule" as the official category.
For finer or more local categories like "does require pharmacy validation" or "only to be dispensed in pediatrics if emergency" I would use only classification.
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