Vaccine Product Top Level Groupers

This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.

Overview

The following high level vaccine-related grouper concepts are included in the |Medicinal product| hierarchy.

• 787859002 |Vaccine product (medicinal product)|

  • 836368004 |Vaccine product containing bacteria antigen (medicinal product)|

  • 1290123005 |Vaccine product containing protozoa antigen (medicinal product)|

  • 836369007 |Vaccine product containing virus antigen (medicinal product)|

Modeling

Stated parent concept	763158003 |Medicinal product (product)
Semantic tag	(medicinal product)
Definition status	Defined
Attribute: Has active ingredient	Range: <<105590001 |Substance (substance)| Cardinality: 0..* Exception: Top level grouper 787859002 |Vaccine product (medicinal product)| does not have a Has active ingredient (attribute).
Attribute: Plays role	Range: <<766940004 |Role (role)| Cardinality: 0..* While the allowed range is broader, top level vaccine-related grouper concepts should have one and only one Plays role (attribute) with attribute value = 318331000221102 |Active immunity stimulant therapeutic role (role)|.

Naming

FSN

Use the following pattern for the FSN; align naming and case sensitivity with the PT for the concept that is selected as the attribute value for the 127489000 |Has active ingredient (attribute)|.

Vaccine product containing <Active ingredient PT excluding "antigen"> antigen (medicinal product)

Vaccine product containing <Active ingredient PT excluding "antigen"> and <Active ingredient PT excluding "antigen"> antigens (medicinal product)

• For example,

  • Vaccine product (medicinal product)

  • Vaccine product containing bacteria antigen (medicinal product)

  • Vaccine product containing virus antigen (medicinal product)

  • Vaccine product containing bacteria and virus antigens (medicinal product)

Preferred Term

Use the following pattern for the PT; align naming and case significance with the PT for the concept that is selected as the attribute value for the 127489000 |Has active ingredient (attribute)|.

<Active ingredient PT excluding "antigen">-containing vaccine product

<Active ingredient PT excluding "antigen">- and <Active ingredient PT excluding "antigen"> antigens-containing vaccine product

• For example,

  • Vaccine product

  • Bacteria antigen-containing vaccine product

  • Virus antigen-containing vaccine product

  • Bacteria- and virus antigens-containing vaccine product

Synonym

Synonyms matching the FSN are not required.

Exemplars

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