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# HKMedicationConcept

An object that describes a specific medication concept.

```
class HKMedicationConcept
```

## Overview

A medication concept represents the idea of a medication, like ibuprofen or insulin.
It can have clinical significance, or can be created by the person using your app.

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init?(coder: NSCoder)`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKMedicationConcept/init(coder:))

### Instance Properties

[`var displayText: String`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKMedicationConcept/displayText)

The display name for this medication.

[`var generalForm: HKMedicationGeneralForm`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKMedicationConcept/generalForm)

The general form the medication is manufactured in.

[`var identifier: HKHealthConceptIdentifier`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKMedicationConcept/identifier)

The unique identifier for the specific medication concept.

[`var relatedCodings: Set<HKClinicalCoding>`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKMedicationConcept/relatedCodings)

The set of related clinical codings for the medication.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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