The SNOMED CT® IPS Terminology (IPST) release is provided as a stand-alone sub-ontology package, containing SNOMED CT files distributed in a zipped file archive:
The Release Notes and Implementation Guide are also available from the same IPST site as the package, and the Documentation can also be accessed online:
It is worth noting that current SNOMED CT users, those located in a SNOMED International Member region or those with an Affiliate license to a complete SNOMED CT edition, should avoid use of the IPS Terminology and instead, implement their IPS solutions using a full edition of SNOMED CT
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