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Medications

Medications represent drug definitions — the medication itself, not a prescription. For medication orders, see Prescriptions.

Create a Medication

Manufacturer

Track the drug manufacturer:
The manufacturer is returned in read responses and can be updated:

Amount

Specify the total amount of drug in the package using a ratio:

Coding Systems

Update a Medication

Search Medications

Medications vs Prescriptions

A prescription references a medication. You can create prescriptions with inline medication codes without creating a separate Medication resource first.

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