FHIR IG analytics

Resources that use this resource

Resources that this resource uses

No resources found

Examples of Use for Extension

No extension usage examples found

Narrative

Note: links and images are rebased to the (stated) source

Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ext-R2-MedicationDispense.dos.text

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Extension		0..1	Extension(4.3.0)	DSTU2: Dosage Instructions additional types
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text"
value[x]		0..1	string	Dosage Instructions
Documentation for this format

Source1

{
  "resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
  "id": "ext-R2-MedicationDispense.dos.text",
  "text": {
    "status": "extensions",
    "div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "fhir"
    },
    {
      "extension": [
        {
          "url": "packageId",
          "valueId": "hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
        },
        {
          "url": "version",
          "valueString": "0.1.0"
        },
        {
          "url": "uri",
          "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
        }
      ],
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/package-source"
    },
    {
      "extension": [
        {
          "url": "startFhirVersion",
          "valueCode": "4.3"
        },
        {
          "url": "endFhirVersion",
          "valueCode": "4.3"
        }
      ],
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/version-specific-use"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 0,
      "_valueInteger": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
      "valueCode": "trial-use",
      "_valueCode": {
        "extension": [
          {
            "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
            "valueCanonical": "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/xver/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.xver-r2.r4b"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "name": "ExtensionMedicationDispense_DosageInstruction_Text",
  "title": "DSTU2: Dosage Instructions additional types",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2026-03-17T21:02:03.8104715+00:00",
  "publisher": "FHIR Infrastructure",
  "contact": [
    {
      "name": "FHIR Infrastructure",
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "DSTU2: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` additional types (string) additional types from child elements (value)",
  "jurisdiction": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code": "001",
          "display": "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "This extension is part of the cross-version definitions generated to enable use of the\r\nelement `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` as defined in FHIR DSTU2\r\nin FHIR R4B.\r\n\r\nThe source element is defined as:\r\n`MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` 0..1 `string`\r\n\r\nAcross FHIR versions, the element set has been mapped as:\r\n*  DSTU2: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` 0..1 `string`\n*  STU3: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction` 0..* `Dosage`\n*  R4: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction` 0..* `Dosage`\n*  R4B: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction` 0..* `Dosage`\r\n\r\nFollowing are the generation technical comments:\r\nElement `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` is mapped to FHIR R4B element `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction` as `RelatedTo`.\nThe mappings for `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` do not cover the following types: string.\nThe mappings for `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: value.",
  "fhirVersion": "4.3.0",
  "mapping": [
    {
      "identity": "rim",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name": "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind": "complex-type",
  "abstract": false,
  "context": [
    {
      "type": "element",
      "expression": "MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Extension",
  "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.3.0",
  "derivation": "constraint",
  "snapshot": {
    "extension": [
      {
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/snapshot-base-version",
        "valueString": "4.3.0"
      }
    ],
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Extension",
        "path": "Extension",
        "short": "DSTU2: Dosage Instructions additional types",
        "definition": "DSTU2: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` additional types (string) additional types from child elements (value)",
        "comment": "Element `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` is mapped to FHIR R4B element `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction` as `RelatedTo`.\nThe mappings for `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` do not cover the following types: string.\nThe mappings for `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: value.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "condition": [
          "ele-1"
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children unless an empty Parameters resource",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) or $this is Parameters",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div|self::f:Parameters",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          },
          {
            "key": "ext-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
            "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
            "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.id",
        "path": "Extension.id",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "Unique id for inter-element referencing",
        "definition": "Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.id",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "extension": [
              {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                "valueUrl": "id"
              }
            ],
            "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.extension",
        "path": "Extension.extension",
        "slicing": {
          "discriminator": [
            {
              "type": "value",
              "path": "url"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url",
          "rules": "open"
        },
        "short": "Additional content defined by implementations",
        "definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
        "comment": "There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.",
        "alias": [
          "extensions",
          "user content"
        ],
        "min": 0,
        "max": "*",
        "base": {
          "path": "Element.extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "Extension"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          },
          {
            "key": "ext-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
            "expression": "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
            "xpath": "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "n/a"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "representation": [
          "xmlAttr"
        ],
        "short": "identifies the meaning of the extension",
        "definition": "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
        "comment": "The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.url",
          "min": 1,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "extension": [
              {
                "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
                "valueUrl": "uri"
              }
            ],
            "code": "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
          }
        ],
        "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text",
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.value[x]",
        "path": "Extension.value[x]",
        "short": "Dosage Instructions",
        "definition": "Free text dosage instructions can be used for cases where the instructions are too complex to code. When coded instructions are present, the free text instructions may still be present for display to humans taking or administering the medication.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "string"
          }
        ],
        "constraint": [
          {
            "key": "ele-1",
            "severity": "error",
            "human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
            "expression": "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
            "xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div",
            "source": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.3.0"
          }
        ],
        "isModifier": false,
        "isSummary": false,
        "mapping": [
          {
            "identity": "rim",
            "map": "N/A"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "differential": {
    "element": [
      {
        "id": "Extension",
        "path": "Extension",
        "short": "DSTU2: Dosage Instructions additional types",
        "definition": "DSTU2: `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` additional types (string) additional types from child elements (value)",
        "comment": "Element `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` is mapped to FHIR R4B element `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction` as `RelatedTo`.\nThe mappings for `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` do not cover the following types: string.\nThe mappings for `MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text` do not cover the following types based on type expansion: value.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "*"
        },
        "isModifier": false
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.url",
        "path": "Extension.url",
        "min": 1,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.url",
          "min": 1,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "fixedUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/1.0/StructureDefinition/extension-MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text"
      },
      {
        "id": "Extension.value[x]",
        "path": "Extension.value[x]",
        "short": "Dosage Instructions",
        "definition": "Free text dosage instructions can be used for cases where the instructions are too complex to code. When coded instructions are present, the free text instructions may still be present for display to humans taking or administering the medication.",
        "min": 0,
        "max": "1",
        "base": {
          "path": "Extension.value[x]",
          "min": 0,
          "max": "1"
        },
        "type": [
          {
            "code": "string"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}