Medication Statement

A record of a drug that a patient is actually taking, has taken or intends to take — as reported (generally by the patient), not necessarily as prescribed.
Excludes reported immunization.

Constraints

n/a

Stereotype(s)

n/a

Attributes

AttributeTypeMultiplicityAttribute note
Medication Usage Reason Code Codeable Concept 0..*
Uniquely specifies the sign(s), symptom(s) or health condition(s) that the medication is or was taken to manage, improve, treat or prevent. Note: Usually identical to the reason(s) on the medication request(s); however, the patient may report (abnormally) medication usage reason(s) different from the one(s) provided by the prescriber. Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/medicationreasoncode

Relationships

From class From multiplicity Relationship To class To multiplicity
Medication Statement 0..* about
{Not Vaccine}
Drug 0..1
Medication Statement 0..* has Clinical Information Life Cycle Event 0..*
Medication Statement 1 has (composition) Medication Consumed Dosage 0..*
Medication Statement 0..* based on Medication Request 0..*
Medication Statement 0..1 has (composition) Clinical Annotation 0..*
Medication Statement 0..* for Patient 1
Medication Statement 0..* has (composition) Medication Consumed Dosage 0..*
Medication Statement 0..* documented in Encounter 0..1

Contact us

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How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Medication Statement. Accessed November 02, 2026.