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A medication statement record represents a record of a medication that is being consumed by a patient. This includes details about the medication, its current status, and any relevant clinical information. Reference Table: The medication_statement_references table contains normalized references from the medication statement to other entities. It supports the following reference properties:
  • medication_reference (required): links to the medication referenced in the statement
  • subject (required): links to the patient who is taking the medication
For detailed information about reference table structure and indexing, see the Reference Tables documentation. Medication Statement Table: Primary Keys:
  • medication_statement_id
Foreign Keys:
  • patient_id
  • medication_id
ColumnData TypeDescription
medication_statement_idvarcharUnique identifier for the medication statement
patient_idvarcharUnique identifier for the patient
medication_idvarcharUnique identifier for the medication
statusvarcharStatus of the medication statement. Possible values:
active: The medication is still being taken.
completed: The medication is no longer being taken.
entered-in-error: The statement was entered in error.
intended: The medication was intended to be taken.
stopped: The medication has been stopped.
on-hold: The medication is temporarily not being taken.
unknown: The authoring/source system does not know the status.
not-taken: The medication was not taken (this element is not used in most systems).
effective_datedateStart date of the medication statement
end_datedateEnd date of the medication statement
dose_unitvarcharUnit of measurement for the dose
dose_amountvarcharAmount of medication
note_textvarcharAdditional notes about the statement
data_sourcevarcharSource of the medication statement data