---
id: "meddra_code"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["medical"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 85
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/meddra_code"
---

# MedDRA term code (`meddra_code`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Numeric code of a term in MedDRA, the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, a standard medical terminology developed by the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) for sharing regulatory information on medical products. It is used in regulatory processes and safety monitoring. The terms form a hierarchy from System Organ Classes down to Lowest Level Terms.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Medical/pharma identifiers (medical)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: categorical

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^\d+$
```

## Examples

- `10015919` — Bioregistry example
- `10000304` — abscess of prostate; example of Wikidata property P3201
- `1000030A` (invalid example) — Contains a letter

## Mappings

- bioregistry: `meddra`
- wikidata: `P3201`

## Sources

- doc: <https://www.meddra.org/>
- other: <https://bioregistry.io/registry/meddra>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3201>

## Quality

Score 85/100. Missing: translation, detector coverage.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/meddra_code.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/medical/meddra_code.yaml>