---
type: "codesystem"
title: "Clinical Use Definition Type"
codesystem: "clinical-use-definition-type"
---
# Clinical Use Definition Type

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/clinical-use-definition-type
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: ClinicalUseDefinitionType
- **Title**: Clinical Use Definition Type
- **Publisher**: HL7 (FHIR Project)
- **Description**: Overall defining type of this clinical use definition.
- **Case Sensitive**: true
- **Content**: complete

## Concepts

| Code | Display | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| indication | Indication | A reason for giving the medication. |
| contraindication | Contraindication | A reason for not giving the medication. |
| interaction | Interaction | Interactions between the medication and other substances. |
| undesirable-effect | Undesirable Effect | Side effects or adverse effects associated with the medication. |
| warning | Warning | A general warning or issue that is not specifically one of the other types. |

## CodeSystem XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="clinical-use-definition-type"/>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="brr"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/clinical-use-definition-type"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1990"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="ClinicalUseDefinitionType"/>
  <title value="Clinical Use Definition Type"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Overall defining type of this clinical use definition."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/clinical-use-definition-type"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="indication"/>
    <display value="Indication"/>
    <definition value="A reason for giving the medication."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="contraindication"/>
    <display value="Contraindication"/>
    <definition value="A reason for not giving the medication."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="interaction"/>
    <display value="Interaction"/>
    <definition value="Interactions between the medication and other substances."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="undesirable-effect"/>
    <display value="Undesirable Effect"/>
    <definition value="Side effects or adverse effects associated with the medication."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="warning"/>
    <display value="Warning"/>
    <definition value="A general warning or issue that is not specifically one of the other types."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>
```