This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.0.0: DSTU 2 Ballot 3). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions 
Real-world prescription example
{
"resourceType": "MedicationOrder",
"id": "f202",
"text": {
"fhir_comments": [
" No identifier could be provided "
],
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: f202</p><p><b>dateWritten</b>: 11/03/2013</p><p><b>status</b>: completed</p><p><b>patient</b>: <a>Roel</a></p><p><b>prescriber</b>: <a>Practitioner/f201</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a>Roel's encounter on March eleventh 2013</a></p><p><b>reason</b>: <a>sepsis</a></p><p><b>medication</b>: <a>Flucloxacilline</a></p><h3>DosageInstructions</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Text</b></td><td><b>Timing</b></td><td><b>Route</b></td><td><b>Method</b></td><td><b>MaxDosePerPeriod</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Flucloxacilline 12g/24h</td><td>Starting 11/03/2013, Do Once, Until 21/03/2013</td><td>Intravenous route <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '47625008' = '47625008', given as 'Intravenous route'})</span></td><td>Injected floxacillin <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '323493005' = '323493005', given as 'Injected floxacillin'})</span></td><td>12 gram<span> (Details: SNOMED CT code 258682000 = '258682000')</span>/24 hours<span> (Details: SNOMED CT code 258702006 = '258702006')</span></td></tr></table></div>"
},
"dateWritten": "2013-03-11",
"status": "completed",
"patient": {
"reference": "Patient/f201",
"display": "Roel"
},
"prescriber": {
"reference": "Practitioner/f201"
},
"encounter": {
"reference": "Encounter/f203",
"display": "Roel's encounter on March eleventh 2013"
},
"reasonReference": {
"reference": "Condition/f203",
"display": "sepsis"
},
"medicationReference": {
"reference": "Medication/f202",
"display": "Flucloxacilline"
},
"dosageInstruction": [
{
"text": "Flucloxacilline 12g/24h",
"timing": {
"repeat": {
"boundsPeriod": {
"start": "2013-03-11",
"end": "2013-03-21"
}
}
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"fhir_comments": [
" Medication follows the respiratory tract "
],
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "47625008",
"display": "Intravenous route"
}
]
},
"method": {
"coding": [
{
"fhir_comments": [
" SNOMED CT code maps to 1 gram whilst the patient receives 12 grams "
],
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "323493005",
"display": "Injected floxacillin"
}
]
},
"maxDosePerPeriod": {
"numerator": {
"fhir_comments": [
" 12g/24h "
],
"value": 12,
"unit": "gram",
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "258682000"
},
"denominator": {
"value": 24,
"unit": "hours",
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "258702006"
}
}
}
]
}
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.