EHDS Logical Information Models
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## Logical Model: EHDSMedicationStatement - Detailed Descriptions

Draft as of 2025-07-08

Definitions for the EHDSMedicationStatement logical model.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Elements Table
- Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. EHDSMedicationStatement
Definition | Statement about a single medication as part of a medication summary. Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system.
Short | Medication StatementBase for all types and resources
Control | 0..*
Is Modifier | false
Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference
2. EHDSMedicationStatement.header
Definition | Common header for all patient-related data
Short | Common header for all patient-related data
Control | 1..1
Type | Base
4. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.subject
Definition | Patient/subject information
Short | Subject
Control | 1..1
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSPatient
6. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.identifier
Definition | Business identifier for the object
Short | Business identifier for the object
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..*
Type | Identifier
8. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.authorship
Definition | Resource authoring details
Short | Authorship
Control | 1..*
Type | Base
10. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.authorship.author[x]
Definition | Author(s) by whom the resource was/were authored. Multiple authors could be provided.
Short | Author
Control | 1..1
Type | Choice of: https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSHealthProfessional, https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSOrganisation, https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSDevice
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
12. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.authorship.datetime
Definition | Date and time of the issuing the document/resource by its author.
Short | Date and time of authoring/issuing
Control | 1..1
Type | dateTime
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
14. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.lastUpdate
Definition | Date and time of the last update to the document/information
Short | Date and time of the last update to the resource
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
16. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.status
Definition | Status of the resource
Short | Status of the resource
Control | 1..1
Type | CodeableConcept
18. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.statusReason[x]
Definition | Reason for the current status of the resource.
Short | Reason for the current status of the resource.
Control | 0..1
Type | Choice of: CodeableConcept, string
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
20. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.language
Definition | Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag.
Short | Language
Control | 0..1
Binding | BCP 47
Type | CodeableConcept
22. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.version
Definition | Business version of the resource.
Short | Version
Note | This is a business version Id, not a resource version Id (see discussion)
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
24. EHDSMedicationStatement.presentedForm
Definition | A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document
Short | A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document
Control | 0..*
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSAttachment
26. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationTreatmentStatus
Definition | The current status of the taking of medicine
Short | The current status of the taking of medicine
Control | 0..1
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | MyHealth@EU
28. EHDSMedicationStatement.medication
Definition | Describes the medicinal product.
Short | Describes the medicinal product.
Control | 1..1
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSMedication
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
30. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationReason
Definition | Coded reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure)
Short | Coded reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure)
Control | 0..*
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
32. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationReasonText
Definition | Reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure) in free text.
Short | Reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure) in free text.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
34. EHDSMedicationStatement.intendedUseType
Definition | The type of intended use of the medication, e.g. prophylactic, therapeutic, diagnostic, anesthesia, etc.
Short | The type of intended use of the medication, e.g. prophylactic, therapeutic, diagnostic, anesthesia, etc.
Control | 0..1
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU
36. EHDSMedicationStatement.dosageInstructions
Definition | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken. This includes the number of units per intake and frequency of intake over a specified duration of time. Example: 1 tablet every 24h, for 10 days .
Short | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken
Comments | We deviate the definition from the eHN guideline to make the definition broad enough to support the complexity we expect
Control | 1..*
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSDosaging
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
38. EHDSMedicationStatement.periodOfUse
Definition | Period when patient took, is taking or is expected to take the medication. This information may be expressed using start and end date times OR indicating the duration. The first is used to indicate a specified interval (e.g., from March 15th, 2017); the latter for indicating a 'floating' period (e.g., 2 weeks). In case of unbounded period (continuous therapy), the end element will be valued with an exceptional value.
Short | Period when patient took, is taking or is expected to take the medication
Control | 0..1
Type | Period
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. EHDSMedicationStatement
Definition | Statement about a single medication as part of a medication summary.
Short | Medication Statement
Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference
2. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationTreatmentStatus
Definition | The current status of the taking of medicine
Short | The current status of the taking of medicine
Control | 0..1
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | MyHealth@EU
4. EHDSMedicationStatement.medication
Definition | Describes the medicinal product.
Short | Describes the medicinal product.
Control | 1..1
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSMedication
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
6. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationReason
Definition | Coded reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure)
Short | Coded reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure)
Control | 0..*
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
8. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationReasonText
Definition | Reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure) in free text.
Short | Reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure) in free text.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
10. EHDSMedicationStatement.intendedUseType
Definition | The type of intended use of the medication, e.g. prophylactic, therapeutic, diagnostic, anesthesia, etc.
Short | The type of intended use of the medication, e.g. prophylactic, therapeutic, diagnostic, anesthesia, etc.
Control | 0..1
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU
12. EHDSMedicationStatement.dosageInstructions
Definition | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken. This includes the number of units per intake and frequency of intake over a specified duration of time. Example: 1 tablet every 24h, for 10 days .
Short | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken
Comments | We deviate the definition from the eHN guideline to make the definition broad enough to support the complexity we expect
Control | 1..*
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSDosaging
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
14. EHDSMedicationStatement.periodOfUse
Definition | Period when patient took, is taking or is expected to take the medication. This information may be expressed using start and end date times OR indicating the duration. The first is used to indicate a specified interval (e.g., from March 15th, 2017); the latter for indicating a 'floating' period (e.g., 2 weeks). In case of unbounded period (continuous therapy), the end element will be valued with an exceptional value.
Short | Period when patient took, is taking or is expected to take the medication
Control | 0..1
Type | Period
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. EHDSMedicationStatement
Definition | Statement about a single medication as part of a medication summary.
Short | Medication Statement
Control | 0..*
Is Modifier | false
Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference
2. EHDSMedicationStatement.header
Definition | Common header for all patient-related data
Short | Common header for all patient-related data
Control | 1..1
Type | Base
4. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.subject
Definition | Patient/subject information
Short | Subject
Control | 1..1
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSPatient
6. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.identifier
Definition | Business identifier for the object
Short | Business identifier for the object
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..*
Type | Identifier
8. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.authorship
Definition | Resource authoring details
Short | Authorship
Control | 1..*
Type | Base
10. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.authorship.author[x]
Definition | Author(s) by whom the resource was/were authored. Multiple authors could be provided.
Short | Author
Control | 1..1
Type | Choice of: https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSHealthProfessional, https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSOrganisation, https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSDevice
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
12. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.authorship.datetime
Definition | Date and time of the issuing the document/resource by its author.
Short | Date and time of authoring/issuing
Control | 1..1
Type | dateTime
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
14. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.lastUpdate
Definition | Date and time of the last update to the document/information
Short | Date and time of the last update to the resource
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
16. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.status
Definition | Status of the resource
Short | Status of the resource
Control | 1..1
Type | CodeableConcept
18. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.statusReason[x]
Definition | Reason for the current status of the resource.
Short | Reason for the current status of the resource.
Control | 0..1
Type | Choice of: CodeableConcept, string
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
20. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.language
Definition | Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag.
Short | Language
Control | 0..1
Binding | BCP 47
Type | CodeableConcept
22. EHDSMedicationStatement.header.version
Definition | Business version of the resource.
Short | Version
Note | This is a business version Id, not a resource version Id (see discussion)
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
24. EHDSMedicationStatement.presentedForm
Definition | A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document
Short | A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document
Control | 0..*
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSAttachment
26. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationTreatmentStatus
Definition | The current status of the taking of medicine
Short | The current status of the taking of medicine
Control | 0..1
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | MyHealth@EU
28. EHDSMedicationStatement.medication
Definition | Describes the medicinal product.
Short | Describes the medicinal product.
Control | 1..1
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSMedication
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
30. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationReason
Definition | Coded reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure)
Short | Coded reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure)
Control | 0..*
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
32. EHDSMedicationStatement.medicationReasonText
Definition | Reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure) in free text.
Short | Reason for the use of the medication (typically diagnosis, or a procedure) in free text.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
34. EHDSMedicationStatement.intendedUseType
Definition | The type of intended use of the medication, e.g. prophylactic, therapeutic, diagnostic, anesthesia, etc.
Short | The type of intended use of the medication, e.g. prophylactic, therapeutic, diagnostic, anesthesia, etc.
Control | 0..1
Type | CodeableConcept
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, MyHealth@EU
36. EHDSMedicationStatement.dosageInstructions
Definition | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken. This includes the number of units per intake and frequency of intake over a specified duration of time. Example: 1 tablet every 24h, for 10 days .
Short | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken
Comments | We deviate the definition from the eHN guideline to make the definition broad enough to support the complexity we expect
Control | 1..*
Type | https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSDosaging
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU
38. EHDSMedicationStatement.periodOfUse
Definition | Period when patient took, is taking or is expected to take the medication. This information may be expressed using start and end date times OR indicating the duration. The first is used to indicate a specified interval (e.g., from March 15th, 2017); the latter for indicating a 'floating' period (e.g., 2 weeks). In case of unbounded period (continuous therapy), the end element will be valued with an exceptional value.
Short | Period when patient took, is taking or is expected to take the medication
Control | 0..1
Type | Period
Requirements | eHN PS Guideline, ISO IPS, MyHealth@EU