---
type: "codesystem"
title: "Pediatric Use"
codesystem: "medicinal-product-pediatric-use"
---
# Pediatric Use

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/medicinal-product-pediatric-use
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: PediatricUse
- **Title**: Pediatric Use
- **Publisher**: HL7 (FHIR Project)
- **Description**: Suitability for age groups, in particular children.
- **Case Sensitive**: true
- **Content**: complete

## Concepts

| Code | Display | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InUtero | In utero | In utero |
| PretermNewborn | Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days) | Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days) |
| TermNewborn | Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days) | Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days) |
| Infants | Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months) | Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months) |
| Children | Children (2 to < 12 years) | Children (2 to < 12 years) |
| Adolescents | Adolescents (12 to < 18 years) | Adolescents (12 to < 18 years) |
| Adults | Adults (18 to < 65 years) | Adults (18 to < 65 years) |
| Elderly | Elderly (≥ 65 years) | Elderly (≥ 65 years) |
| Neonate | Neonate | Neonate |
| PediatricPopulation | Pediatric Population (< 18 years) | Pediatric Population (< 18 years) |
| All | All | All |
| Prepubertal | Prepubertal children (2 years to onset of puberty) | Prepubertal children (2 years to onset of puberty) |
| AdultsAndElderly | Adult and elderly population (> 18 years) | Adult and elderly population (> 18 years) |
| PubertalAndPostpubertal | Pubertal and postpubertal adolescents (onset of puberty to < 18 years) | Pubertal and postpubertal adolescents (onset of puberty to < 18 years) |

## CodeSystem XML



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

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="medicinal-product-pediatric-use"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2021-01-05T10:01:24.148+11:00"/>
  </meta>
  <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="informative"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/medicinal-product-pediatric-use"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1914"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="PediatricUse"/>
  <title value="Pediatric Use"/>
  <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="Suitability for age groups, in particular children."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medicinal-product-pediatric-use"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="InUtero"/>
    <display value="In utero"/>
    <definition value="In utero"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PretermNewborn"/>
    <display value="Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)"/>
    <definition value="Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="TermNewborn"/>
    <display value="Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)"/>
    <definition value="Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Infants"/>
    <display value="Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)"/>
    <definition value="Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Children"/>
    <display value="Children (2 to &lt; 12 years)"/>
    <definition value="Children (2 to &lt; 12 years)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Adolescents"/>
    <display value="Adolescents (12 to &lt; 18 years)"/>
    <definition value="Adolescents (12 to &lt; 18 years)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Adults"/>
    <display value="Adults (18 to &lt; 65 years)"/>
    <definition value="Adults (18 to &lt; 65 years)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Elderly"/>
    <display value="Elderly (≥ 65 years)"/>
    <definition value="Elderly (≥ 65 years)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Neonate"/>
    <display value="Neonate"/>
    <definition value="Neonate"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PediatricPopulation"/>
    <display value="Pediatric Population (&lt; 18 years)"/>
    <definition value="Pediatric Population (&lt; 18 years)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="All"/>
    <display value="All"/>
    <definition value="All"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="Prepubertal"/>
    <display value="Prepubertal children (2 years to onset of puberty)"/>
    <definition value="Prepubertal children (2 years to onset of puberty)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="AdultsAndElderly"/>
    <display value="Adult and elderly population (&gt; 18 years)"/>
    <definition value="Adult and elderly population (&gt; 18 years)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="PubertalAndPostpubertal"/>
    <display value="Pubertal and postpubertal adolescents (onset of puberty to &lt; 18 years)"/>
    <definition value="Pubertal and postpubertal adolescents (onset of puberty to &lt; 18 years)"/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>
```