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Drug Type

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 make a clear difference between them.

Own Properties
Properties of @schema/DrugExpected TypeDescription
@schema/active­Ingredient

An active ingredient, typically chemical compounds and/or biologic substances.

@schema/administration­Route

A route by which this drug may be administered, e.g. 'oral'.

@schema/alcohol­Warning

Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to consumption of alcohol while taking this drug.

@schema/available­Strength

An available dosage strength for the drug.

@schema/breastfeeding­Warning

Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to this drug's use by breastfeeding mothers.

@schema/clincal­Pharmacology

Description of the absorption and elimination of drugs, including their concentration (pharmacokinetics, pK) and biological effects (pharmacodynamics, pD).

@schema/clinical­Pharmacology

Description of the absorption and elimination of drugs, including their concentration (pharmacokinetics, pK) and biological effects (pharmacodynamics, pD).

@schema/dosage­Form

A dosage form in which this drug/supplement is available, e.g. 'tablet', 'suspension', 'injection'.

@schema/dose­Schedule

A dosing schedule for the drug for a given population, either observed, recommended, or maximum dose based on the type used.

@schema/drug­Class

The class of drug this belongs to (e.g., statins).

@schema/drug­Unit

The unit in which the drug is measured, e.g. '5 mg tablet'.

@schema/food­Warning

Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to consumption of specific foods while taking this drug.

@schema/included­In­Health­Insurance­Plan

The insurance plans that cover this drug.

@schema/interacting­Drug

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.

@schema/is­Available­Generically

True if the drug is available in a generic form (regardless of name).

@schema/is­Proprietary

True if this item's name is a proprietary/brand name (vs. generic name).

@schema/label­Details

Link to the drug's label details.

@schema/legal­Status or 

The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.

@schema/manufacturer

The manufacturer of the product.

@schema/maximum­Intake

Recommended intake of this supplement for a given population as defined by a specific recommending authority.

@schema/mechanism­Of­Action

The specific biochemical interaction through which this drug or supplement produces its pharmacological effect.

@schema/non­Proprietary­Name

The generic name of this drug or supplement.

@schema/overdosage

Any information related to overdose on a drug, including signs or symptoms, treatments, contact information for emergency response.

@schema/pregnancy­Category

Pregnancy category of this drug.

@schema/pregnancy­Warning

Any precaution, guidance, contraindication, etc. related to this drug's use during pregnancy.

@schema/prescribing­Info

Link to prescribing information for the drug.

@schema/prescription­Status or 

Indicates the status of drug prescription eg. local catalogs classifications or whether the drug is available by prescription or over-the-counter, etc.

@schema/proprietary­Name

Proprietary name given to the diet plan, typically by its originator or creator.

@schema/related­Drug

Any other drug related to this one, for example commonly-prescribed alternatives.

@schema/rxcui

The RxCUI drug identifier from RXNORM.

@schema/warning or 

Any FDA or other warnings about the drug (text or URL).

Inherited Properties
Properties inherited from @schema/SubstanceExpected TypeDescription
@schema/active­Ingredient

An active ingredient, typically chemical compounds and/or biologic substances.

@schema/maximum­Intake

Recommended intake of this supplement for a given population as defined by a specific recommending authority.

Properties inherited from @schema/Medical­EntityExpected TypeDescription
@schema/code

A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.

@schema/guideline

A medical guideline related to this entity.

@schema/legal­Status or 

The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.

@schema/medicine­System

The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.

@schema/recognizing­Authority

If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.

@schema/relevant­Specialty

If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.

@schema/study

A medical study or trial related to this entity.

Properties inherited from @schema/ThingExpected TypeDescription
@schema/additional­Type

An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.

@schema/alternate­Name

An alias for the item.

@schema/description

A description of the item.

@schema/disambiguating­Description

A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.

@schema/identifier or 

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [[Thing]], such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.

@schema/image or 

An image of the item. This can be a [[URL]] or a fully described [[ImageObject]].

@schema/main­Entity­Of­Page or 

Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.

@schema/name

The name of the item.

@schema/potential­Action

Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.

@schema/same­As

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.

@schema/subject­Of or 

A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.

@schema/url

URL of the item.