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SubstanceSpecification resource (FHIR R4)

SubstanceSpecification is the FHIR R4 resource for the detailed description of a substance, typically at a level beyond what is used for prescribing.

ResourceSubstanceSpecification
FHIR versionR4 (4.0.1)
Canonical URLhttp://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SubstanceSpecification
Required elementsnone; every top-level element is optional (min 0) in base R4

Example

{
  "resourceType": "SubstanceSpecification",
  "id": "substancespecification-6a654cd66b9072fc1b9acf75954079b4"
}

Generated by the Pidgeon engine: pidgeon generate SubstanceSpecification --seed 20260722.

Validation context

  • strict pidgeon validate grades a SubstanceSpecification instance against the base R4 structure definition: missing required elements raise REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING and cardinality violations raise CARDINALITY_MIN or CARDINALITY_MAX.(REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING)

This answer, in your terminal

pidgeon lookup SubstanceSpecification

Wire it into your AI agent:

claude mcp add pidgeon -- npx -y @pidgeonhealth/mcp

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Published by Pattern Engine LLC (Pidgeon Health).

Rendered from the same machine-readable definitions the Pidgeon engine validates against. Exported from the Pidgeon engine's FHIR R4 definitions (CC0); example generated with seed 20260722.