Release 5 Ballot

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Example MedicationDispense/meddisp0319 (JSON)

Pharmacy Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: InformativeCompartments: Encounter, Patient, Practitioner

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Dispense for Azithromycin (NDC code) - completed with multiple dosage lines

{
  "resourceType": "MedicationDispense",
  "id": "meddisp0319",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative: MedicationDispense</b><a name=\"meddisp0319\"> </a></p><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Resource MedicationDispense &quot;meddisp0319&quot; </p></div><p><b>status</b>: completed</p><h3>Medications</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Reference</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a name=\"med0320\"> </a><blockquote><p/><p><a name=\"med0320\"> </a></p><p><b>code</b>: Azithromycin 250mg tablet, film coated (Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-v3-ndc.html\">National drug codes</a>#33261-141-20)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table><p><b>subject</b>: <a href=\"patient-example-a.html\">Patient/pat1: Donald Duck</a> &quot;Donald DUCK&quot;</p><h3>Performers</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Actor</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a href=\"practitioner-example-f006-rvdb.html\">Practitioner/f006</a> &quot;Rob VAN DEN BERK&quot;</td></tr></table><p><b>authorizingPrescription</b>: <a href=\"medicationrequest0302.html\">MedicationRequest/medrx0302</a></p><p><b>type</b>: First Fill - Complete <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html\">ActCode</a>#FFC)</span></p><p><b>quantity</b>: 6(unit TAB from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm)<span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow\"> (Details: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm code TAB = 'Tablet')</span></p><p><b>daysSupply</b>: 5 Day<span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow\"> (Details: UCUM code d = 'd')</span></p><p><b>whenPrepared</b>: 2015-03-16T17:13:00+05:00</p><p><b>whenHandedOver</b>: 2015-03-17T17:13:00+05:00</p><p><b>note</b>: Patient told to take with food</p><blockquote><p><b>dosageInstruction</b></p><p><b>sequence</b>: 1</p><p><b>text</b>: Two tablets at once</p><p><b>additionalInstruction</b>: With or after food <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#311504000)</span></p><p><b>timing</b>: Do Once per 1 days</p><p><b>route</b>: Oral Route <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#26643006)</span></p><p><b>method</b>: Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#421521009)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>dosageInstruction</b></p><p><b>sequence</b>: 2</p><p><b>text</b>: One tablet daily for 4 days</p><p><b>additionalInstruction</b>: With or after food <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#311504000)</span></p><p><b>timing</b>: Do Once per 1 days</p><p><b>route</b>: Oral Route <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#26643006)</span></p></blockquote></div>"
  },
  "contained": [
    {
      "resourceType": "Medication",
      "id": "med0320",
      "code": {
        "coding": [
          {
            "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/ndc",
            "code": "33261-141-20",
            "display": "Azithromycin 250mg tablet, film coated (Aidarex Pharmaceuticals LLC)"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "status": "completed",
  "medication": {
    "reference": {
      "reference": "#med0320",
      "display": "Azithromycin 250mg capsule (product)"
    }
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/pat1",
    "display": "Donald Duck"
  },
  "performer": [
    {
      "actor": {
        "reference": "Practitioner/f006"
      }
    }
  ],
  "authorizingPrescription": [
    {
      "reference": "MedicationRequest/medrx0302"
    }
  ],
  "type": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode",
        "code": "FFC",
        "display": "First Fill - Complete"
      }
    ]
  },
  "quantity": {
    "value": 6,
    "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
    "code": "TAB"
  },
  "daysSupply": {
    "value": 5,
    "unit": "Day",
    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code": "d"
  },
  "whenPrepared": "2015-03-16T17:13:00+05:00",
  "whenHandedOver": "2015-03-17T17:13:00+05:00",
  "note": [
    {
      "text": "Patient told to take with food"
    }
  ],
  "dosageInstruction": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "text": "Two tablets at once",
      "additionalInstruction": [
        {
          "coding": [
            {
              "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
              "code": "311504000",
              "display": "With or after food"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "timing": {
        "repeat": {
          "frequency": 1,
          "period": 1,
          "periodUnit": "d"
        }
      },
      "route": {
        "coding": [
          {
            "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code": "26643006",
            "display": "Oral Route"
          }
        ]
      },
      "method": {
        "coding": [
          {
            "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code": "421521009",
            "display": "Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value)"
          }
        ]
      },
      "doseAndRate": [
        {
          "type": {
            "coding": [
              {
                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/dose-rate-type",
                "code": "ordered",
                "display": "Ordered"
              }
            ]
          },
          "doseQuantity": {
            "value": 2,
            "unit": "TAB",
            "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
            "code": "TAB"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "text": "One tablet daily for 4 days",
      "additionalInstruction": [
        {
          "coding": [
            {
              "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
              "code": "311504000",
              "display": "With or after food"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "timing": {
        "repeat": {
          "boundsDuration": {
            "value": 4,
            "unit": "days",
            "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
            "code": "d"
          },
          "frequency": 1,
          "period": 1,
          "periodUnit": "d"
        }
      },
      "route": {
        "coding": [
          {
            "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
            "code": "26643006",
            "display": "Oral Route"
          }
        ]
      },
      "doseAndRate": [
        {
          "type": {
            "coding": [
              {
                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/dose-rate-type",
                "code": "ordered",
                "display": "Ordered"
              }
            ]
          },
          "doseQuantity": {
            "value": 1,
            "unit": "TAB",
            "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
            "code": "TAB"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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.