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The clinical particulars - indications, contraindications etc. of a medicinal product, including for regulatory purposes.

## Elements

| Name                          | Required | Type                                                                                                                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| subject                       |          | Reference< [MedicinalProduct](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medicinalproduct/index.html) \| [Medication](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medication/index.html) >\[\] | The medication for which this is an indication<br>Details<br>The medication for which this is an indication.                                                                                  |
| disease                       |          | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)                                                             | The disease, symptom or procedure for the contraindication<br>Details<br>The disease, symptom or procedure for the contraindication.                                                            |
| diseaseStatus                 |          | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)                                                             | The status of the disease or symptom for the contraindication<br>Details<br>The status of the disease or symptom for the contraindication.                                                    |
| comorbidity                   |          | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)\[\]                                                        | A comorbidity (concurrent condition) or coinfection<br>Details<br>A comorbidity (concurrent condition) or coinfection.                                                                        |
| therapeuticIndication          |          | Reference< [MedicinalProductIndication](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medicinalproductindication/index.html) >\[\]                  | Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies as part of the indication<br>Details<br>Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies as part of the indication. |
| otherTherapy                  |          | MedicinalProductContraindicationOtherTherapy\[\]                                                                                          | Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication<br>Details<br>Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication. |
| id                            |          | string                                                                                                                                         | Unique id for inter-element referencing<br>Details<br>Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.       |
| extension                     |          | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)\[\]                                                                   | Additional content defined by implementations<br>Details<br>May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element.                          |
| modifierExtension             |          | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)\[\]                                                                   | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized<br>Details<br>May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element.                 |
| therapyRelationshipType       | ✓        | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)                                                             | The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy<br>Details<br>The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy.   |
| medication[x]                 | ✓        | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html), Reference< [MedicinalProduct](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medicinalproduct/index.html)\| [Medication](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medication/index.html)\| [Substance](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/substance/index.html)\| [SubstanceSpecification](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/substancespecification/index.html) > | Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication<br>Details<br>Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication. |
| population                    |          | [Population](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/population/index.html)\[\]                                                                  | The population group to which this applies<br>Details<br>The population group to which this applies.                                                                                         |

## Search Parameters

| Name    | Type     | Description                              | Expression                                         |
|---------|----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| subject | reference | The medication for which this is an contraindication | MedicinalProductContraindication.subject            |

## Inherited Elements

| Name              | Required | Type                                                                                                                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| id                |          | string                                                                                                                                         | Logical id of this artifact<br>Details<br>The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.                                     |
| meta              |          | [Meta](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/meta/index.html)                                                                                 | Metadata about the resource<br>Details<br>The metadata about the resource.                                                                                                                |
| implicitRules     |          | uri                                                                                                                                           | A set of rules under which this content was created<br>Details<br>A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed.                                        |
| language          |          | code                                                                                                                                          | Language of the resource content<br>Details<br>The base language in which the resource is written.                                                                                          |
| text              |          | [Narrative](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/narrative/index.html)                                                                      | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation<br>Details<br>A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource.                                                    |
| contained         |          | Resource\[\]                                                                                                                                 | Contained, inline Resources<br>Details<br>These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them.                                                     |
| extension         |          | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)\[\]                                                                   | Additional content defined by implementations<br>Details<br>May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource.                          |
| modifierExtension |          | [Extension](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/extension/index.html)\[\]                                                                   | Extensions that cannot be ignored<br>Details<br>May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource.                                     |

A reason why a medicinal product is not to be used in a certain context.