This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.4.0: STU 3 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 
Example of a loading dose
{
"resourceType": "MedicationOrder",
"id": "medrx005",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: medrx005</p><p><b>identifier</b>: 12345 (OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>status</b>: active</p><p><b>medication</b>: <a>prescribed medication</a></p><p><b>patient</b>: <a>Eve Everywoman</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a>encounter who leads to this priscription</a></p><p><b>dateWritten</b>: 15/01/2015</p><p><b>prescriber</b>: <a>Patrick Pump</a></p><p><b>reasonCode</b>: Otitis Media <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '65363002' = 'Otitis media (disorder)', given as 'Otitis Media'})</span></p><blockquote><p><b>dosageInstruction</b></p><p><b>text</b>: Take two capsules to start</p><p><b>additionalInstructions</b>: With or after food <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '311504000' = 'With or after food (qualifier value)', given as 'With or after food'})</span></p><p><b>timing</b>: Events: 15/01/2015, Duration 1days, Do Once per 1 days</p><p><b>site</b>: Entire oral cavity <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '181220002' = 'Entire oral cavity (body structure)', given as 'Entire oral cavity'})</span></p><p><b>route</b>: Oral Route <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '26643006' = 'Oral route (qualifier value)', given as 'Oral Route'})</span></p><p><b>dose</b>: 2 CAP<span> (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm code CAP = 'Capsule')</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>dosageInstruction</b></p><p><b>text</b>: Take one capsule three times daily</p><p><b>additionalInstructions</b>: With or after food <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '311504000' = 'With or after food (qualifier value)', given as 'With or after food'})</span></p><p><b>timing</b>: Events: 15/01/2015, Duration 11days, Do 2 per 1 days</p><p><b>site</b>: Entire oral cavity <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '181220002' = 'Entire oral cavity (body structure)', given as 'Entire oral cavity'})</span></p><p><b>route</b>: Oral Route <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '26643006' = 'Oral route (qualifier value)', given as 'Oral Route'})</span></p><p><b>dose</b>: 1 CAP<span> (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm code CAP = 'Capsule')</span></p></blockquote></div>"
},
"identifier": [
{
"use": "official",
"system": "http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions",
"value": "12345"
}
],
"status": "active",
"medicationReference": {
"reference": "Medication/MedicationExample6",
"_reference": {
"fhir_comments": [
" Linked to a RESOURCE Medication "
]
},
"display": "prescribed medication"
},
"patient": {
"reference": "Patient/f001",
"_reference": {
"fhir_comments": [
" Linked to the resource patient who needs the medication "
]
},
"display": "Eve Everywoman"
},
"encounter": {
"reference": "Encounter/f002",
"_reference": {
"fhir_comments": [
" Linked to a resource Encounter between patient and practitioner "
]
},
"display": "encounter who leads to this priscription"
},
"dateWritten": "2015-01-15",
"prescriber": {
"reference": "Practitioner/f007",
"_reference": {
"fhir_comments": [
" Linked to the practitioner who treats patient "
]
},
"display": "Patrick Pump"
},
"reasonCode": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "65363002",
"display": "Otitis Media"
}
]
}
],
"dosageInstruction": [
{
"text": "Take two capsules to start",
"additionalInstructions": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "311504000",
"display": "With or after food"
}
]
},
"timing": {
"event": [
"2015-01-15"
],
"repeat": {
"duration": 1,
"durationUnit": "d",
"frequency": 1,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d"
}
},
"siteCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "181220002",
"display": "Entire oral cavity"
}
]
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "26643006",
"display": "Oral Route"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 2,
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm",
"code": "CAP"
}
},
{
"text": "Take one capsule three times daily",
"additionalInstructions": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "311504000",
"display": "With or after food"
}
]
},
"timing": {
"event": [
"2015-01-15"
],
"repeat": {
"duration": 11,
"durationUnit": "d",
"frequency": 2,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d"
}
},
"siteCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "181220002",
"display": "Entire oral cavity"
}
]
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "26643006",
"display": "Oral Route"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 1,
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm",
"code": "CAP"
}
}
]
}
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.