MedicalContraindication

A condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical therapy. Contraindications can be absolute (there are no reasonable circumstances for undertaking a course of action) or relative (the patient is at higher risk of complications, but that these risks may be outweighed by other considerations or mitigated by other measures).

Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from Thing
`additionalType`	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
`description`	Text	A short description of the item.
`image`	URL	URL of an image of the item.
`name`	Text	The name of the item.
`url`	URL	URL of the item.
Properties from MedicalEntity
`alternateName`	Text	Any alternate name for this medical entity.
`code`	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
`guideline`	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
`medicineSystem`	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
`recognizingAuthority`	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
`relevantSpecialty`	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
`study`	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.

This class contains information contributed by WikiDoc.

Schema Draft Version 1.0a

Example 1

Original HTML:

<h1>Drug Info: PainAwayMax</h1>
PainAwayMax is a brand of ibuprofen manufactured by FooCorp. It is an
analgesic in the class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs.
It is used to temporarily relieve minor aches and pains due
to:
<ul>
  <li>headache</li>
  <li>toothache</li>
  <li>backache</li>
  <li>menstrual cramps</li>
  <li>the common cold</li>
  <li>muscular aches</li>
  <li>minor pain of arthritis</li>
</ul>
and to temporarily reduce fever.
<br>
It is available in the US as a non-prescription drug in the form of
tablets and capsules.
<br>
Common side effects include diarrhea, constipation, bloating,
dizziniess, or nervousness. Call a doctor immediately if you
experience any of the following rare but serious side effects:
vomiting blood, bloody stools, or stomach pain that does not get better.
<br>
Do not use PainAwayMax if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any
other pain reliever/fever reducer, or right before or after heart surgery.
<br>
<b>Warning:</b> NSAIDs may cause severe stomach bleeding.

With Microdata:

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Drug">
  <h1>Drug Info: <span itemprop="name">PainAwayMax</span></h1>
  PainAwayMax is a brand of
  <span itemprop="alternateName">ibuprofen</span> manufactured by
  <span itemprop="manufacturer" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">
    <span itemprop="name">FooCorp</span>
  </span>.
  It is an
  <span itemprop="drugClass" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DrugClass">
   <span itemprop="name">analgesic</span>
  </span> in the class of
  <span itemprop="drugClass" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DrugClass">
    <span itemprop="name">nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory</span>
    (<span itemprop="alternateName">NSAID</span>)
  </span>
  drugs.
  It is used to temporarily relieve minor aches and pains due to:
  <ul>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          <span itemprop="name">headache</span>
        </span></li>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          <span itemprop="name">toothache</span>
        </span></li>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          <span itemprop="name">backache</span>
        </span></li>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          <span itemprop="name">menstrual cramps</span>
        </span></li>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          the <span itemprop="name">common cold</span>
        </span></li>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          <span itemprop="name">muscular aches</span>
        </span></li>
    <li><span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
          <span itemprop="name">minor pain of arthritis</span>
        </span></li>
  </ul>
  and to temporarily reduce
  <span itemprop="indication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TreatmentIndication">
    <span itemprop="name">fever</span>
  </span>.
  <br>It is available in the
  <span itemprop="legalStatus" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/DrugLegalStatus">
    <span itemprop="applicableLocation">US</span> as a
    <span itemprop="name">non-prescription drug</span>
  </span>
  <link itemprop="prescriptionStatus" href="http://schema.org/OTC" />
  in the form of <span itemprop="dosageForm">tablets</span> and
  <span itemprop="dosageForm">capsules</span>.
  <br>
  Common side effects include
  <span itemprop="adverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">diarrhea</span>
  </span>,
  <span itemprop="adverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">constipation</span>
  </span>,
  <span itemprop="adverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">bloating</span>
  </span>,
  <span itemprop="adverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">dizziness</span>
  </span>, or
  <span itemprop="adverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">nervousness</span>
  </span>.
  Call a doctor immediately if you experience any of the following
  rare but serious side effects:
  <span itemprop="seriousAdverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">vomiting blood</span>
  </span>,
  <span itemprop="seriousAdverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">bloody stools</span>
  </span>, or
  <span itemprop="seriousAdverseOutcome" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalSymptom">
    <span itemprop="name">stomach pain that does not get better</span>
  </span>.
  <br>Do not use PainAwayMax if you have ever had an
  <span itemprop="contraindication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalContraindication">
    <meta itemprop="name" content="allergic reaction to any pain reliever"/>
    allergic reaction to any other pain reliever/fever reducer
  </span>, or right before or after
  <span itemprop="contraindication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalContraindication">
    <span itemprop="name">heart surgery</span>
  </span>.
  <br>
  <b>Warning:</b>
  <span itemprop="warning">NSAIDs may cause severe stomach bleeding</span>.
</div>