# Indication for the Medicinal Product

## 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. |
| diseaseSymptomProcedure |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html) | The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment<br>Details<br>The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment. |
| diseaseStatus |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html) | The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies<br>Details<br>The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies. |
| comorbidity |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html)\[\] | Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication<br>Details<br>Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication. |
| intendedEffect |  | [CodeableConcept](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/codeableconcept/index.html) | The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication<br>Details<br>The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication. |
| duration |  | [Quantity](/content/docs/api/fhir/datatypes/quantity/index.html) | Timing or duration information as part of the indication<br>Details<br>Timing or duration information as part of the indication. |
| otherTherapy |  | MedicinalProductIndicationOtherTherapy\[\] | 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. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. |
| 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 and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. |
| 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)<br> \| [Medication](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medication/index.html)<br> \| [Substance](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/substance/index.html)<br> \| [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. |
| undesirableEffect |  | Reference< [MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medicinalproductundesirableeffect/index.html) >\[\] | Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product<br>Details<br>Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product. |
| 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 indication | MedicinalProductIndication.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. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. |
| 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, and which must be understood when processing the content. |
| 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 and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. |
| 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 and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. |

A medical situation in which a medicinal product is appropriate for use

- [MedicinalProduct](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medicinalproduct/index.html)
- [MedicinalProductContraindication](/content/docs/api/fhir/resources/medicinalproductcontraindication/index.html)