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Real-world prescription example (id = "f004")
<MedicationPrescription xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="f004"/> <identifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions"/> <value value="order9845343"/> </identifier> <dateWritten value="2011-05-01"/> <status value="active"/> <patient> <!-- Linked to the resource patient who needs the medication --> <reference value="Patient/f001"/> <display value="P. van den Heuvel"/> </patient> <prescriber> <!-- Linked to the practitioner who treats patient --> <reference value="Practitioner/f007"/> <display value="S.M. Heps"/> </prescriber> <encounter> <!-- Linked to a resource Encounter between patient and practitioner --> <reference value="Encounter/f001"/> <display value="encounter who leads to this priscription"/> </encounter> <reasonCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="38341003"/> <display value="High blood pressure"/> </coding> </reasonCodeableConcept> <medication> <!-- Linked to a RESOURCE Medication --> <reference value="Medication/f004"/> <display value="prescribed medication"/> </medication> <dosageInstruction> <scheduledTiming> <event> <start value="2011-05-01"/> </event> <repeat> <frequency value="1"/> <duration value="1"/> <units value="d"/> </repeat> </scheduledTiming> <site> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="181220002"/> <display value="Entire oral cavity"/> </coding> </site> <route> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="386359008"/> <display value="Administration of drug or medicament via oral route"/> </coding> </route> <doseQuantity> <value value="50"/> <units value="mg"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="mg"/> </doseQuantity> </dosageInstruction> <dispense> <validityPeriod> <start value="2011-05-01"/> </validityPeriod> <quantity> <value value="90"/> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="46992007"/> </quantity> </dispense> </MedicationPrescription>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.