---
type: "search-params"
title: "MedicinalProductDefinition Search Parameters"
resource: "MedicinalProductDefinition"
---
# MedicinalProductDefinition Search Parameters

<a id="characteristic"></a>

## characteristic
**Description:** Allows the key product features to be recorded, such as "sugar free", "modified release", "parallel import"

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.characteristic.value.ofType(Quantity) | MedicinalProductDefinition.characteristic.value.ofType(CodeableConcept)

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.characteristic.value

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-characteristic


<a id="characteristic-type"></a>

## characteristic-type
**Description:** A category for the characteristic

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.characteristic.type

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.characteristic.type

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-characteristic-type


<a id="contact"></a>

## contact
**Description:** A product specific contact, person (in a role), or an organization

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.contact.contact

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.contact.contact

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-contact


<a id="domain"></a>

## domain
**Description:** If this medicine applies to human or veterinary uses

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.domain

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.domain

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-domain


<a id="identifier"></a>

## identifier
**Description:** Business identifier for this product. Could be an MPID

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.identifier

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.identifier

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-identifier


<a id="ingredient"></a>

## ingredient
**Description:** An ingredient of this product

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.ingredient

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.ingredient

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-ingredient


<a id="master-file"></a>

## master-file
**Description:** A master file for to the medicinal product (e.g. Pharmacovigilance System Master File)

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.masterFile

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.masterFile

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-master-file


<a id="name"></a>

## name
**Description:** The full product name

**Type:** string

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.name.productName

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.name.productName

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-name


<a id="name-language"></a>

## name-language
**Description:** Language code for this name

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.name.usage.language

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.name.usage.language

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-name-language


<a id="product-classification"></a>

## product-classification
**Description:** Allows the product to be classified by various systems

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.classification

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.classification

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-product-classification


<a id="status"></a>

## status
**Description:** The status within the lifecycle of this product record. A high-level status, this is not intended to duplicate details carried elsewhere such as legal status, or authorization status

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.status

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.status

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-status


<a id="type"></a>

## type
**Description:** Regulatory type, e.g. Investigational or Authorized

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.type

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.type

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-type


<a id="operation-type"></a>

## operation-type
**Description:** The type of manufacturing operation, as a reference to a plan or activity

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.operation.type.reference

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.operation.type.reference

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-operation-type


<a id="operation-type-code"></a>

## operation-type-code
**Description:** The type of manufacturing operation, as a coded value

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.operation.type.concept

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.operation.type.concept

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-operation-type-code


<a id="operation-organization"></a>

## operation-organization
**Description:** The organization or establishment responsible for (or associated with) the particular process or step

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.operation.organization

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.operation.organization

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-operation-organization


<a id="operation-organization-type"></a>

## operation-organization-type
**Description:** Operaton organization and type, as a reference

**Type:** composite

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-operation-organization-type


<a id="operation-organization-type-code"></a>

## operation-organization-type-code
**Description:** Operaton organization and type, as a code

**Type:** composite

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-operation-organization-type-code


<a id="name-country"></a>

## name-country
**Description:** A country applicable to this product, as expressed by its name properties

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicinalProductDefinition.name.usage.country

**Path:** MedicinalProductDefinition.name.usage.country

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicinalProductDefinition-name-country