# MedicalGuidelineRecommendation - Schema.org Type

> Source: https://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineRecommendation
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:49:34.270Z

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A guideline recommendation that is regarded as efficacious and where quality of the data supporting the recommendation is sound.

Property

Expected Type

Description

Properties from [MedicalGuidelineRecommendation](https://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineRecommendation "MedicalGuidelineRecommendation")

`[recommendationStrength](https://schema.org/recommendationStrength "recommendationStrength")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Strength of the guideline's recommendation (e.g. 'class I').

Properties from [MedicalGuideline](https://schema.org/MedicalGuideline "MedicalGuideline")

`[evidenceLevel](https://schema.org/evidenceLevel "evidenceLevel")`

[MedicalEvidenceLevel](https://schema.org/MedicalEvidenceLevel "MedicalEvidenceLevel")

Strength of evidence of the data used to formulate the guideline (enumerated).

`[evidenceOrigin](https://schema.org/evidenceOrigin "evidenceOrigin")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Source of the data used to formulate the guidance, e.g. RCT, consensus opinion, etc.

`[guidelineDate](https://schema.org/guidelineDate "guidelineDate")`

[Date](https://schema.org/Date "Date")

Date on which this guideline's recommendation was made.

`[guidelineSubject](https://schema.org/guidelineSubject "guidelineSubject")`

[MedicalEntity](https://schema.org/MedicalEntity "MedicalEntity")

The medical conditions, treatments, etc. that are the subject of the guideline.

Properties from [MedicalEntity](https://schema.org/MedicalEntity "MedicalEntity")

`[code](https://schema.org/code "code")`

[MedicalCode](https://schema.org/MedicalCode "MedicalCode")

A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.

`[funding](https://schema.org/funding "funding")`

[Grant](https://schema.org/Grant "Grant")

A [Grant](https://schema.org/Grant) that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also [ownershipFundingInfo](https://schema.org/ownershipFundingInfo).  
Inverse property: [fundedItem](https://schema.org/fundedItem "fundedItem")

`[guideline](https://schema.org/guideline "guideline")`

[MedicalGuideline](https://schema.org/MedicalGuideline "MedicalGuideline")

A medical guideline related to this entity.

`[legalStatus](https://schema.org/legalStatus "legalStatus")`

[DrugLegalStatus](https://schema.org/DrugLegalStatus "DrugLegalStatus")  or  
[MedicalEnumeration](https://schema.org/MedicalEnumeration "MedicalEnumeration")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.

`[medicineSystem](https://schema.org/medicineSystem "medicineSystem")`

[MedicineSystem](https://schema.org/MedicineSystem "MedicineSystem")

The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.

`[recognizingAuthority](https://schema.org/recognizingAuthority "recognizingAuthority")`

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")

If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.

`[relevantSpecialty](https://schema.org/relevantSpecialty "relevantSpecialty")`

[MedicalSpecialty](https://schema.org/MedicalSpecialty "MedicalSpecialty")

If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.

`[study](https://schema.org/study "study")`

[MedicalStudy](https://schema.org/MedicalStudy "MedicalStudy")

A medical study or trial related to this entity.

Properties from [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing "Thing")

`[additionalType](https://schema.org/additionalType "additionalType")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "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. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org [style guide](https://schema.org/docs/styleguide.html).

`[alternateName](https://schema.org/alternateName "alternateName")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

An alias for the item.

`[description](https://schema.org/description "description")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[TextObject](https://schema.org/TextObject "TextObject")

A description of the item.

`[disambiguatingDescription](https://schema.org/disambiguatingDescription "disambiguatingDescription")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.

`[identifier](https://schema.org/identifier "identifier")`

[PropertyValue](https://schema.org/PropertyValue "PropertyValue")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing), such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details.

`[image](https://schema.org/image "image")`

[ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject "ImageObject")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

An image of the item. This can be a [URL](https://schema.org/URL) or a fully described [ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject).

`[mainEntityOfPage](https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage "mainEntityOfPage")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details.  
Inverse property: [mainEntity](https://schema.org/mainEntity "mainEntity")

`[name](https://schema.org/name "name")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The name of the item.

`[owner](https://schema.org/owner "owner")`

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")  or  
[Person](https://schema.org/Person "Person")

A person or organization who owns this Thing.  
Inverse property: [owns](https://schema.org/owns "owns")

`[potentialAction](https://schema.org/potentialAction "potentialAction")`

[Action](https://schema.org/Action "Action")

Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.

`[sameAs](https://schema.org/sameAs "sameAs")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.

`[subjectOf](https://schema.org/subjectOf "subjectOf")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[Event](https://schema.org/Event "Event")

A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.  
Inverse property: [about](https://schema.org/about "about")

`[url](https://schema.org/url "url")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of the item.

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<h1>New guidelines for metformin and diabetes mellitus</h1>
<p>Dr. John Smith
<br>Medical University
<br>2012-03-24</p>
<p><b>Abstract:</b>
We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for
treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline
recommendations.</p>
<p><b>MeSH subject headings:</b> Metformin; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2</p>
...
<h3>Guidelines</h3>
Recommendation: we recommend monotherapy with metformin as an initial
pharmacologic therapy to treat most patients with type 2 diabetes
(Grade: strong recommendation; high-quality evidence).

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalScholarlyArticle">
  <link itemprop="audience" href="https://schema.org/Clinician"/>
  <meta itemprop="publicationType" content="Meta-Analysis"/>
  <h1><span itemprop="name">New guidelines for metformin and
      diabetes mellitus</span></h1>
  <p><span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
    <span itemprop="name">Dr. John Smith</span>
    <br><span itemprop="affiliation">Medical University</span>
  </span>
  <br><span itemprop="datePublished">2012-03-24</span></p>
  <p><b>Abstract:</b>
  <span itemprop="description">We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for
  treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline
  recommendations.</span></p>
  <p><b>MeSH subject headings:</b>
  <span itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Drug">
    <span itemprop="name">Metformin</span>
    <span itemprop="code" itemscope
          itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalCode"
          itemid="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D02.078.370.141.450">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta itemprop="code" content="D02.078.370.141.450"/>
      <meta itemprop="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span>;
  <span itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalCondition">
    <span itemprop="name">Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2</span>
    <span itemprop="code" itemscope
          itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalCode"
          itemid="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C18.452.394.750.149">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta itemprop="code" content="C18.452.394.750.149"/>
      <meta itemprop="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span></p>
  ...
  <h3>Guidelines</h3>
  <span itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    Recommendation: we recommend monotherapy with
    <span itemprop="guidelineSubject">metformin</span> as an initial pharmacologic therapy
    to treat most patients with <span itemprop="guidelineSubject">type 2 diabetes</span>
    (Grade: <span itemprop="recommendationStrength">strong recommendation</span>;
    <a itemprop="evidenceLevel" href="https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">high-quality
      evidence</a>).
  </span>
</div>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="MedicalScholarlyArticle">
  <link property="audience" href="https://schema.org/Clinician"/>
  <meta property="publicationType" content="Meta-Analysis"/>
  <h1><span property="name">New guidelines for metformin and
      diabetes mellitus</span></h1>
  <p><span property="author"  typeof="Person">
    <span property="name">Dr. John Smith</span>
    <br><span property="affiliation">Medical University</span>
  </span>
  <br><span property="datePublished">2012-03-24</span></p>
  <p><b>Abstract:</b>
  <span property="description">We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for
  treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline
  recommendations.</span></p>
  <p><b>MeSH subject headings:</b>
  <span property="about"  typeof="Drug">
    <span property="name">Metformin</span>
    <span property="code"  typeof="MedicalCode"
          resource="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D02.078.370.141.450">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta property="code" content="D02.078.370.141.450"/>
      <meta property="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span>;
  <span property="about"  typeof="MedicalCondition">
    <span property="name">Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2</span>
    <span property="code"  typeof="MedicalCode"
          resource="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C18.452.394.750.149">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta property="code" content="C18.452.394.750.149"/>
      <meta property="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span>
  </p>
  ...
  <h3>Guidelines</h3>
  <span  typeof="MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    Recommendation: we recommend monotherapy with
    <span property="guidelineSubject">metformin</span> as an initial pharmacologic therapy
    to treat most patients with <span property="guidelineSubject">type 2 diabetes</span>
    (Grade: <span property="recommendationStrength">strong recommendation</span>;
    <a property="evidenceLevel" href="https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">high-quality
      evidence</a>).
  </span>
</div>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalScholarlyArticle",
  "about": \[
    {
      "@type": "Drug",
      "code": {
        "@id": "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D02.078.370.141.450",
        "@type": "MedicalCode",
        "code": "D02.078.370.141.450",
        "codingSystem": "MeSH"
      },
      "name": "Metformin"
    },
    {
      "@type": "MedicalCondition",
      "name": "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2"
    }
  \],
  "audience": "https://schema.org/Clinician",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "affiliation": "Medical University",
    "name": "Dr. John Smith"
  },
  "datePublished": "2012-03-24",
  "description": "We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline recommendations.",
  "name": "New guidelines for metformin and diabetes mellitus",
  "publicationType": "Meta-Analysis"
  }
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<h1>Guidelines</h1>
<ul>
  <li>Recommendation: NewvoDrug is indicated for initial treatment of cardiac
  failure for all adult patients. (Strong recommendation;
  Class I, based on multiple randomized clinical trials)</li>
  <li>Contraindication: cardiac failure should never be treated with
  appendectomy in adults. (Class III, standard of care)</li>
</ul>

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<h1>Guidelines</h1>
<ul>
  <li>Recommendation:
  <span itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    <span itemprop="guidelineSubject" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Drug">
      <span itemprop="name">NewvoDrug</span>
    </span>
    is indicated for initial treatment of
    <span itemprop="guidelineSubject" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalCondition">
      <span itemprop="name">cardiac failure</span>
    </span>
    for all adult patients.
    (<span itemprop="recommendationStrength">Strong recommendation</span>;
    <a itemprop="evidenceLevel" href="https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">Class I</a>,
    based on
    <span itemprop="evidenceOrigin">multiple randomized clinical trials</span>)
  </span>
  </li>
  <li>Contraindication:
  <span itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineContraindication">
    <span itemprop="guidelineSubject" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/MedicalCondition">
      <span itemprop="name">cardiac failure</span></span> should never
    be treated with
    <span itemprop="guidelineSubject" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/TherapeuticProcedure">
      <span itemprop="name">appendectomy</span></span> in adults.
    (Class III, <link itemprop="evidenceLevel" href="https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelC"/>
    <span itemprop="evidenceOrigin">standard of care</span>)
  </span></li>
</ul>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<h1>Guidelines</h1>
<ul>
  <li>Recommendation:
  <span  typeof="MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    <span property="guidelineSubject"  typeof="Drug">
      <span property="name">NewvoDrug</span>
    </span>
    is indicated for initial treatment of
    <span property="guidelineSubject"  typeof="MedicalCondition">
      <span property="name">cardiac failure</span>
    </span>
    for all adult patients.
    (<span property="recommendationStrength">Strong recommendation</span>;
    <a property="evidenceLevel" href="https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">
      Class I</a>,
    based on
    <span property="evidenceOrigin">multiple randomized clinical trials</span>)
  </span>
  </li>
  <li>Contraindication:
  <span  typeof="MedicalGuidelineContraindication">
    <span property="guidelineSubject"  typeof="MedicalCondition">
      <span property="name">cardiac failure</span></span> should never
    be treated with
    <span property="guidelineSubject"  typeof="TherapeuticProcedure">
      <span property="name">appendectomy</span></span> in adults.
    (Class III, <link property="evidenceLevel" href="https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelC"/>
    <span property="evidenceOrigin">standard of care</span>)
  </span></li>
</ul>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": \[
    {
      "@type": "MedicalGuidelineRecommendation",
      "evidenceLevel": "https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA",
      "evidenceOrigin": "multiple randomized clinical trials",
      "recommendationStrength": "Strong recommendation",
      "guidelineSubject": \[
        {
          "@type": "Drug",
          "name": "NewvoDrug"
        },
        {
          "@type": "MedicalCondition",
          "name": "cardiac failure"
        }
      \]
    },
    {
      "@type": "MedicalGuidelineContraindication",
      "evidenceLevel": "https://schema.org/EvidenceLevelC",
      "evidenceOrigin": "standard of care",
      "guidelineSubject": \[
        {
          "@type": "MedicalCondition",
          "name": "cardiac failure"
        },
        {
          "@type": "TherapeuticProcedure",
          "name": "appendectomy"
        }
      \]
    }
  \]
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.