Stream: Da Vinci PDex Drug Formulary
Topic: FormularyDrug Identifier Attribute
David Clowers (Sep 11 2020 at 03:51):
Question: I've noticed that neither the FormularyDrug profile, nor the MedicationKnowledge resource on which it's based, have an identifier field. Shouldn't the FormularyDrug profile support an identifier for business purposes outside of the logical ID?
Lloyd McKenzie (Sep 11 2020 at 04:04):
Can you give an example of how it would be used? (Typically the drug code provides sufficient identity.)
Melva Peters (Sep 11 2020 at 16:00):
The MedicationKnowledge resource does have an identifier on it in the current build. It didn't exist in R4.
David Clowers (Sep 11 2020 at 17:29):
I don't see this listed in the attributes for FormularyDrug. Is it missing?
http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/davinci-pdex-formulary/StructureDefinition-usdf-FormularyDrug-definitions.html
Melva Peters (Sep 11 2020 at 17:34):
I expect that FormularyDrug is built in FHIR Release 4 - identifier didn't exist in that version, it was added since.
David Clowers (Sep 11 2020 at 17:37):
So identifier is not currently supported for FormularyDrug?
Scott Robertson (Sep 17 2020 at 16:29):
just to answer @David Clowers question, the current FormularyDrug does not have identifier
David Clowers (Sep 17 2020 at 16:42):
@Scott Robertson Thanks for this information. Would you suggest then that the best way to store the identifier/name for a particular drug is by using the MedicationKnowledge.code attribute?
Scott Robertson (Sep 17 2020 at 17:19):
MedicationKnowledge.code is reasonable. the definition even supports it: "Usage note: This could be a standard medication code such as a code from RxNorm, SNOMED CT, IDMP etc. It could also be a national or local formulary code, optionally with translations to other code systems" [emphasis added]
David Clowers (Sep 18 2020 at 16:53):
@Scott Robertson Thanks.
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