Medication Ingredients


Definition

A list of substances that — alone or in combination with 1 or more other ingredients — produce the intended activity of a medicinal product

Data element maturity

3: Ready for use

Data Element Guidance​

n/a

Recommended Terminologies

Terminology foundation
Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set (CCDD) SNOMED CT CA includes subtypes of 410942007 | Drug or medicament (substance)
Value set examples
  • Acetaminophen and caffeine
  • Acetylsalicylic acid
  • Amoxicillin
Value set maturity

3: Ready for use

Value set guidance

n/a

Additional Terminologies

Terminology foundation
SNOMED CT CA includes subtypes of 410942007 | Drug or medicament (substance)
Value set examples
  • Coagulatio factor IX
  • Epinephrine
  • Fentanyl
Value set maturity

3: Ready for use

Value set guidance

The additional value set DrugOrMedicamentSubstanceCode (SNOMED CT CA) can be used for the international use case where the medication or substance is not available in Canada and therefore does not appear in the recommended pan‑Canadian value set.

Contact us

If you have questions about this initiative, would like to be added to our stakeholder notification list or would like to participate in our consultations, please email us.

connectedcare@cihi.ca

How to cite:

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