Kenya ePrescription FHIR Implementation Guide
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Extension: Controlled Substance Schedule

Official URL: https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/StructureDefinition/controlled-substance-schedule Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-04-24 Computable Name: ControlledSubstanceScheduleExtension

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Indicates that the medication is a controlled substance under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act, and specifies its regulatory schedule (I through IV). Required for narcotic, psychotropic, and other scheduled medicines.

Context of Use

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Controlled Substance Schedule
... extension 1..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:isControlled 1..1 Extension True if the medication is a controlled substance
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "isControlled"
..... value[x] 0..1 boolean Value of extension
.... extension:schedule 0..1 Extension Regulatory schedule under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "schedule"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Controlled Substance Schedule ValueSet (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/StructureDefinition/controlled-substance-schedule"

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Controlled Substance Schedule
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 1..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:isControlled 1..1 Extension True if the medication is a controlled substance
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "isControlled"
..... value[x] 0..1 boolean Value of extension
.... extension:schedule 0..1 Extension Regulatory schedule under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "schedule"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Controlled Substance Schedule ValueSet (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/StructureDefinition/controlled-substance-schedule"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: Indicates that the medication is a controlled substance under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act, and specifies its regulatory schedule (I through IV). Required for narcotic, psychotropic, and other scheduled medicines.

  • isControlled: boolean: An Extension
  • schedule: CodeableConcept: An Extension

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Controlled Substance Schedule
... extension 1..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:isControlled 1..1 Extension True if the medication is a controlled substance
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "isControlled"
..... value[x] 0..1 boolean Value of extension
.... extension:schedule 0..1 Extension Regulatory schedule under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "schedule"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Controlled Substance Schedule ValueSet (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/StructureDefinition/controlled-substance-schedule"

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension Controlled Substance Schedule
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 1..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:isControlled 1..1 Extension True if the medication is a controlled substance
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "isControlled"
..... value[x] 0..1 boolean Value of extension
.... extension:schedule 0..1 Extension Regulatory schedule under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "schedule"
..... value[x] 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
Binding: Controlled Substance Schedule ValueSet (required)
... url 1..1 uri "https://nshr-uat.sha.go.ke/StructureDefinition/controlled-substance-schedule"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Complex Extension: Indicates that the medication is a controlled substance under the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Act, and specifies its regulatory schedule (I through IV). Required for narcotic, psychotropic, and other scheduled medicines.

  • isControlled: boolean: An Extension
  • schedule: CodeableConcept: An Extension

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Extension.extension:schedule.​value[x] Base required Controlled Substance Schedule ValueSet 📦0.1.0 This IG

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()