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# MedicinalProductIndication

> Indication for the Medicinal Product.

## Properties

| Name                      | Required | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Description                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| subject                   | No       | Reference\<[MedicinalProduct](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medicinalproduct) / [Medication](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medication)>\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The medication for which this is an indication                                                                                             |
| diseaseSymptomProcedure   | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The disease, symptom or procedure that is the indication for treatment                                                                     |
| diseaseStatus             | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The status of the disease or symptom for which the indication applies                                                                      |
| comorbidity               | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Comorbidity (concurrent condition) or co-infection as part of the indication                                                               |
| intendedEffect            | No       | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The intended effect, aim or strategy to be achieved by the indication                                                                      |
| duration                  | No       | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Timing or duration information as part of the indication                                                                                   |
| otherTherapy              | No       | MedicinalProductIndicationOtherTherapy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Information about the use of the medicinal product in relation to other therapies described as part of the indication                      |
| - id                      | No       | string                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Unique id for inter-element referencing                                                                                                    |
| - extension               | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Additional content defined by implementations                                                                                              |
| - modifierExtension       | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized                                                                                     |
| - therapyRelationshipType | Yes      | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The type of relationship between the medicinal product indication or contraindication and another therapy                                  |
| - medication\[x]          | Yes      | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept), Reference\<[MedicinalProduct](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medicinalproduct) / [Medication](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medication) / [Substance](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substance) / [SubstanceSpecification](/medical-api/fhir/resources/substancespecification)> | Reference to a specific medication (active substance, medicinal product or class of products) as part of an indication or contraindication |
| undesirableEffect         | No       | Reference\<[MedicinalProductUndesirableEffect](/medical-api/fhir/resources/medicinalproductundesirableeffect)>\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Describe the undesirable effects of the medicinal product                                                                                  |
| population                | No       | [Population](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/population)\[]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 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 Properties

| Name              | Required | Type                                                   | Description                                            |
| ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| id                | No       | string                                                 | Logical id of this artifact                            |
| meta              | No       | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta)              | Metadata about the resource                            |
| implicitRules     | No       | uri                                                    | A set of rules under which this content was created    |
| language          | No       | code                                                   | Language of the resource content                       |
| text              | No       | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative)    | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained         | No       | Resource\[]                                            | Contained, inline Resources                            |
| extension         | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations          |
| modifierExtension | No       | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored                      |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [MedicinalProductIndication](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicinalProductIndication).