Ingredient.strength fixes to align with Medication resource

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Persuasive
    • Priority: Medium
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • R5
    • Biomedical Research & Regulation
    • Ingredient
    • Jean Duteau / Peter Bomberg: 22-0-0
    • Enhancement
    • Non-compatible
    • Yes
    • R5

      Ingredient.substance.strength.presentation is a Ratio.

      But in some cases there is no denominator available. Up to now this has been done by just leaving it empty but that is not technically legal. The correct way to do this is to use Ratio when there is a ratio and just a Quantity when it is not. 

      There are also cases where a coded strength is wanted such as "sufficient quantity". 

      The Medication resource solves this by having Strength[X] which is a choice of Ratio|CodeableConcept|Quantity

      We should align the main Ingredient resource strengths with that. i.e. 

      Ingredient.substance.strength.presentation

      Ingredient.substance.strength.concentration

      to be Ratio|CodeableConcept|Quantity

      The high limits and reference strengths don't need a code, it would not make sense

      Ingredient.substance.strength.presentationHighLimit

       Ingredient.substance.strength.concentrarionHighLmit

       Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strength

      Ingredient.substance.strength.referenceStrength.strengthHighLimit

       to be Ratio|Quantity

       

       

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            Reporter:
            Rik Smithies
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