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# Medication

> Schema documentation for the Medication table in the Metriport data model

A medication resource is used for the identification and definition of a medication for the purposes of prescribing, dispensing, and administering a medication as well as for making statements about medication use.

**Primary Keys:**

* medication\_id

| Column            | Data Type | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| medication\_id    | varchar   | Unique identifier for the medication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| status            | varchar   | Status of the medication. Possible values:<br />– <code>active</code>: The medication is currently in use.<br />– <code>inactive</code>: The medication is not currently in use.<br />– <code>entered-in-error</code>: The medication record was entered in error. Refer to <a href="https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/valueset-medication-status.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HL7 FHIR Medication Status</a> for more details. |
| rxnorm\_code      | varchar   | RxNorm code for the medication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| rxnorm\_display   | varchar   | Human-readable description from RxNorm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ndc\_code         | varchar   | National Drug Code for the medication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ndc\_display      | varchar   | Human-readable description from NDC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| meta\_source      | varchar   | Source document filename from FHIR meta.source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| data\_source      | varchar   | **Deprecated.** Use `meta_source` instead.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| data\_source\_ext | varchar   | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

**Related Tables:**

* [Medication Administration](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/medication-administration) - Records of medication administration
* [Medication Dispense](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/medication-dispense) - Records of medication dispensing
* [Medication Request](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/medication-request) - Records of medication requests
* [Medication Statement](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v000/medication-statement) - Records of medication statements