Drug

A chemical or biologic substance, used as a medical therapy, that has a physiological effect on an organism. Here the term drug is used interchangeably with the term medicine although clinical knowledge makes a clear difference between them.

Properties from Drug

Property	Expected Type	Description
activeIngredient	Text	An active ingredient, typically chemical compounds and/or biologic substances.
administrationRoute	Text	A route by which this drug may be administered, e.g. 'oral'.
alcoholWarning	Text	Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to consumption of alcohol while taking this drug.
availableStrength	DrugStrength	An available dosage strength for the drug.
breastfeedingWarning	Text	Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to this drug's use by breastfeeding mothers.
clincalPharmacology	Text	Description of the absorption and elimination of drugs, including their concentration (pharmacokinetics, pK) and biological effects (pharmacodynamics, pD).
clinicalPharmacology	Text	Description of the absorption and elimination of drugs, including their concentration (pharmacokinetics, pK) and biological effects (pharmacodynamics, pD).
dosageForm	Text	A dosage form in which this drug/supplement is available, e.g. 'tablet', 'suspension', 'injection'.
doseSchedule	DoseSchedule	A dosing schedule for the drug for a given population, either observed, recommended, or maximum dose based on the type used.
drugClass	DrugClass	The class of drug this belongs to (e.g., statins).
drugUnit	Text	The unit in which the drug is measured, e.g. '5 mg tablet'.
foodWarning	Text	Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to consumption of specific foods while taking this drug.
includedInHealthInsurancePlan	HealthInsurancePlan	The insurance plans that cover this drug.
interactingDrug	Drug	Another drug that is known to interact with this drug in a way that impacts the effect of this drug or causes a risk to the patient. Note: disease interactions are typically captured as contraindications.
isAvailableGenerically	Boolean	True if the drug is available in a generic form (regardless of name).
isProprietary	Boolean	True if this item's name is a proprietary/brand name (vs. generic name).
labelDetails	URL	Link to the drug's label details.
legalStatus	MedicalEnumeration, DrugLegalStatus, Text	The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
maximumIntake	MaximumDoseSchedule	Recommended intake of this supplement for a given population as defined by a specific recommending authority.
mechanismOfAction	Text	The specific biochemical interaction through which this drug or supplement produces its pharmacological effect.
nonProprietaryName	Text	The generic name of this drug or supplement.
overdosage	Text	Any information related to overdose on a drug, including signs or symptoms, treatments, contact information for emergency response.
pregnancyCategory	DrugPregnancyCategory	Pregnancy category of this drug.
pregnancyWarning	Text	Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to this drug's use during pregnancy.
prescribingInfo	URL	Link to prescribing information for the drug.
prescriptionStatus	Text, DrugPrescriptionStatus	Indicates the status of drug prescription, e.g. local catalogs classifications or whether the drug is available by prescription or over-the-counter, etc.
proprietaryName	Text	Proprietary name given to the diet plan, typically by its originator or creator.
relatedDrug	Drug	Any other drug related to this one, for example commonly-prescribed alternatives.
rxcui	Text	The RxCUI drug identifier from RXNORM.
warning	Text, URL	Any FDA or other warnings about the drug (text or URL).

Instances of Drug may appear as a value for the following properties

Property	On Types	Description
drug	DrugClass, MedicalCondition, Patient, TherapeuticProcedure	Specifying a drug or medicine used in a medication procedure.