Describes the event of a patient consuming or otherwise being administered a medication. This may be as simple as swallowing a tablet or it may be a long running infusion. Related resources tie this event to the authorizing prescription, and the specific encounter between patient and health care practitioner.

Identifiers associated with this Medication Administration that are defined by business processes and/or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate. They are business identifiers assigned to this resource by the performer or other systems and remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server.

This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier.

A protocol, guideline, orderset, or other definition that was adhered to in whole or in part by this event.

The URL pointing to an externally maintained protocol, guideline, orderset or other definition that is adhered to in whole or in part by this MedicationAdministration.

A plan that is fulfilled in whole or in part by this MedicationAdministration.

A larger event of which this particular event is a component or step.

Will generally be set to show that the administration has been completed. For some long running administrations such as infusions, it is possible for an administration to be started but not completed or it may be paused while some other process is under way.

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the resource as not currently valid.

A code indicating why the administration was not performed.

The type of medication administration (for example, drug classification like ATC, where meds would be administered, legal category of the medication).

Identifies the medication that was administered. This is either a link to a resource representing the details of the medication or a simple attribute carrying a code that identifies the medication from a known list of medications.

If only a code is specified, then it needs to be a code for a specific product. If more information is required, then the use of the medication resource is recommended. For example, if you require form or lot number, then you must reference the Medication resource.

The person or animal or group receiving the medication.

The visit, admission, or other contact between patient and health care provider during which the medication administration was performed.

Additional information (for example, patient height and weight) that supports the administration of the medication. This attribute can be used to provide documentation of specific characteristics of the patient present at the time of administration. For example, if the dose says "give "x" if the heartrate exceeds "y"", then the heart rate can be included using this attribute.

A specific date/time or interval of time during which the administration took place (or did not take place). For many administrations, such as swallowing a tablet the use of dateTime is more appropriate.

The date the occurrence of the MedicationAdministration was first captured in the record - potentially significantly after the occurrence of the event.

Indicates who or what performed the medication administration and how they were involved.

Distinguishes the type of involvement of the performer in the medication administration.

Indicates who or what performed the medication administration.

A code, Condition or observation that supports why the medication was administered.

The original request, instruction or authority to perform the administration.

This is a reference to the MedicationRequest where the intent is either order or instance-order. It should not reference MedicationRequests where the intent is any other value.

The device used in administering the medication to the patient. For example, a particular infusion pump.

Extra information about the medication administration that is not conveyed by the other attributes.

Describes the medication dosage information details e.g. dose, rate, site, route, etc.

Free text dosage can be used for cases where the dosage administered is too complex to code. When coded dosage is present, the free text dosage may still be present for display to humans.

The dosage instructions should reflect the dosage of the medication that was administered.

A coded specification of the anatomic site where the medication first entered the body. For example, "left arm".

If the use case requires attributes from the BodySite resource (e.g. to identify and track separately) then use the standard extension bodySite. May be a summary code, or a reference to a very precise definition of the location, or both.

A code specifying the route or physiological path of administration of a therapeutic agent into or onto the patient. For example, topical, intravenous, etc.

A coded value indicating the method by which the medication is intended to be or was introduced into or on the body. This attribute will most often NOT be populated. It is most commonly used for injections. For example, Slow Push, Deep IV.

One of the reasons this attribute is not used often, is that the method is often pre-coordinated with the route and/or form of administration. This means the codes used in route or form may pre-coordinate the method in the route code or the form code. The implementation decision about what coding system to use for route or form code will determine how frequently the method code will be populated e.g. if route or form code pre-coordinate method code, then this attribute will not be populated often; if there is no pre-coordination then method code may be used frequently.

The amount of the medication given at one administration event. Use this value when the administration is essentially an instantaneous event such as a swallowing a tablet or giving an injection.

If the administration is not instantaneous (rate is present), this can be specified to convey the total amount administered over period of time of a single administration.

Identifies the speed with which the medication was or will be introduced into the patient. Typically, the rate for an infusion e.g. 100 ml per 1 hour or 100 ml/hr. May also be expressed as a rate per unit of time, e.g. 500 ml per 2 hours. Other examples: 200 mcg/min or 200 mcg/1 minute; 1 liter/8 hours.

If the rate changes over time, and you want to capture this in MedicationAdministration, then each change should be captured as a distinct MedicationAdministration, with a specific MedicationAdministration.dosage.rate, and the date time when the rate change occurred. Typically, the MedicationAdministration.dosage.rate element is not used to convey an average rate.

A summary of the events of interest that have occurred, such as when the administration was verified.

This might not include provenances for all versions of the request – only those deemed “relevant” or important. This SHALL NOT include the Provenance associated with this current version of the resource. (If that provenance is deemed to be a “relevant” change, it will need to be added as part of a later update. Until then, it can be queried directly as the Provenance that points to this version using _revinclude All Provenances should have some historical version of this Request as their subject.