Medication

Represents detailed information about different medications. This object is available in API version 51.0 and later.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Additional Information for Medication in Other Objects

In addition to creating a record using these fields, you can add more details to your Medication record by creating records in certain other objects, and referencing your Medication record as the parent record. Here’s the list of objects you can associate to Medication in this way, the type of information they add, and the field they use to reference Medication.

Object	Type of Information	Reference Field
Identifier	Associates an identifier value to the medication record.	`ParentRecordId`
MedicinalIngredient	Adds information about the different ingredients used in the medication.	`ParentRecordId`

Fields

BatchNumber

Type: int
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Specifies the batch number of the medication.

BrandNameAlternative

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The branded alternative for a generic medication. This field is available in API version 56.0 and later.

ExpirationDateTime

Type: dateTime
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Specifies the expiration date of the medication.

LastReferencedDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description: The most recent date on which a user referenced this record.

LastViewedDate

Type: dateTime
Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description: The most recent date on which a user viewed this record.

ManufacturerId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The company that makes the medicine.
Referenced Objects:
- Account

MedicationCategory

Type: picklist
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The category of the medication. This field is available in API version 56.0 and later.
Possible values:
- Branded Product
- Generic Product
- Innovator Product
- Therapeutic Moeity

MedicationCodeId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description: The system-defined code that identifies a medication.
Referenced Objects:
- CodeSetBundle

MedicationFormId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The system-defined code for the dosage form this medication is manufactured in.
Referenced Objects:
- CodeSetBundle

Name

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update
Description: The name of the medication.

OwnerId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description: The user who owns the medication record.

ProductId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The product that’s associated with the medication.

This field is a relationship field.

This field is available in API version 61.0 and later with the Manage Financial Assistance Program permission set.

QuantityDenominator

Type: double
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The total volume of the medication contained in the packaged product.

QuantityNumerator

Type: double
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The total amount of the medication contained in the packaged product.

QuantityUnitId

Type: reference
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The measurement unit for the quantity.
Referenced Objects:
- UnitOfMeasure

SourceSystem

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The name of the system this record came from.

SourceSystemIdentifier

Type: string
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The ID of this record on its source system.

SourceSystemModified

Type: dateTime
Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: The date on which this item was last changed on the source system.

Status

Type: picklist
Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description: Specifies the status of the medication.
Possible values:
- Active
- Entered in error
- Inactive

Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

MedicationChangeEvent (API version 59.0): Change events are available for the object.