Class AllergyIntoleranceCategory

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    @Generated("com.ibm.fhir.tools.CodeGenerator")
    public class AllergyIntoleranceCategory
    extends Code
    • Field Detail

      • FOOD

        public static final AllergyIntoleranceCategory FOOD
        Food

        Any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.

      • MEDICATION

        public static final AllergyIntoleranceCategory MEDICATION
        Medication

        Substances administered to achieve a physiological effect.

      • ENVIRONMENT

        public static final AllergyIntoleranceCategory ENVIRONMENT
        Environment

        Any substances that are encountered in the environment, including any substance not already classified as food, medication, or biologic.

      • BIOLOGIC

        public static final AllergyIntoleranceCategory BIOLOGIC
        Biologic

        A preparation that is synthesized from living organisms or their products, especially a human or animal protein, such as a hormone or antitoxin, that is used as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent. Examples of biologic medications include: vaccines; allergenic extracts, which are used for both diagnosis and treatment (for example, allergy shots); gene therapies; cellular therapies. There are other biologic products, such as tissues, which are not typically associated with allergies.