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 prn medication
{
"resourceType": "MedicationDispense",
"id": "meddisp006",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: meddisp006</p><p><b>status</b>: in-progress</p><p><b>medication</b>: <a>prescribed medication</a></p><p><b>patient</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>dispenser</b>: <a>Practitioner/example</a></p><p><b>authorizingPrescription</b>: <a>MedicationOrder/medrx004</a></p><p><b>type</b>: First Fill - Part Fill <span>(Details : {http:hl7.org/fhir code 'FFP' = '??', given as 'First Fill - Part Fill'})</span></p><p><b>quantity</b>: 15 mL<span> (Details: http://unitsofmeasure.org code mL = 'mL')</span></p><p><b>daysSupply</b>: 30 Day<span> (Details: http://unitsofmeasure.org code D = 'D')</span></p><p><b>whenPrepared</b>: 01/03/2015 9:48:00 PM</p><p><b>whenHandedOver</b>: 01/03/2015 9:59:00 PM</p><h3>DosageInstructions</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Timing</b></td><td><b>AsNeeded[x]</b></td><td><b>Route</b></td><td><b>Dose[x]</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Events: 01/03/2015, Duration 3days, Do 2 per 1 days</td><td>true</td><td>Inhalation <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '422237004' = 'Inhalation - unit of product usage (qualifier value)', given as 'Inhalation'})</span></td><td>2 415215001<span> (Details: SNOMED CT code 415215001 = 'Puffs')</span></td></tr></table></div>"
},
"status": "in-progress",
"medicationReference": {
"reference": "Medication/medexample012",
"_reference": {
"fhir_comments": [
" Linked to a RESOURCE Medication "
]
},
"display": "prescribed medication"
},
"patient": {
"reference": "Patient/example"
},
"dispenser": {
"reference": "Practitioner/example"
},
"authorizingPrescription": [
{
"reference": "MedicationOrder/medrx004"
}
],
"type": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http:hl7.org/fhir",
"code": "FFP",
"display": "First Fill - Part Fill"
}
]
},
"quantity": {
"value": 15,
"unit": "mL",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "mL"
},
"daysSupply": {
"value": 30,
"unit": "Day",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "D"
},
"whenPrepared": "2015-03-01T10:48:00Z",
"whenHandedOver": "2015-03-01T10:59:00Z",
"dosageInstruction": [
{
"timing": {
"event": [
"2015-03-01"
],
"repeat": {
"duration": 3,
"durationUnit": "d",
"frequency": 2,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d"
}
},
"asNeededBoolean": true,
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "422237004",
"display": "Inhalation"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 2,
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "415215001"
}
}
]
}
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.