Health informatics – Identification of medicinal products – Data elements and structures for the unique identification and exchange of units of measurement

This standard specifies rules for the use and coded representation of units of measurement for the purpose of exchanging information about medicinal product characteristics that require units of measurement (e.g. strength). It also establishes requirements for units for traceability purposes, provides rules for documentation of the composition and strength of medicinal products, defines requirements for the representation of units of measurement in coded form and provides structures and rules for mapping between different unit vocabularies and language translations.

This is 1 of 5 ISO identification of medicinal products (IDMP) standards. The scope of this standard is limited to the representation of units of measurement for data interchange between computer applications.

Main sections:

· Scope

· Normative references

· Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms

· Structures and vocabularies

· Annex A: Using units of measurement for expression of medicinal product strength

· Annex B: Examples to describe data elements

· Annex C: Example – Controlled terminology mapping