This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.0.2: DSTU 2). 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 (id = "medrx005")
<MedicationOrder xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="medrx005"/> <text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: medrx005</p><p><b>identifier</b>: 12345 (OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>dateWritten</b>: 15/01/2015</p><p><b>status</b>: active</p><p><b>patient</b>: <a>Eve Everywoman</a></p><p><b>prescriber</b>: <a>Patrick Pump</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a>encounter who leads to this priscription</a></p><p><b>reason</b>: Otitis Media <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '65363002' = '65363002', given as 'Otitis Media'})</span></p><p><b>medication</b>: <a>prescribed medication</a></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' = '311504000', 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' = '181220002', given as 'Entire oral cavity'})</span></p><p><b>route</b>: Oral Route <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '26643006' = '26643006', 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' = '311504000', 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' = '181220002', given as 'Entire oral cavity'})</span></p><p><b>route</b>: Oral Route <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '26643006' = '26643006', 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></text><identifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions"/> <value value="12345"/> </identifier> <dateWritten value="2015-01-15"/> <status value="active"/> <patient> <!-- Linked to the resource patient who needs the medication --> <reference value="Patient/f001"/> <display value="Eve Everywoman"/> </patient> <prescriber> <!-- Linked to the practitioner who treats patient --> <reference value="Practitioner/f007"/> <display value="Patrick Pump"/> </prescriber> <encounter> <!-- Linked to a resource Encounter between patient and practitioner --> <reference value="Encounter/f002"/> <display value="encounter who leads to this priscription"/> </encounter> <reasonCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="65363002"/> <display value="Otitis Media"/> </coding> </reasonCodeableConcept> <medicationReference> <!-- Linked to a RESOURCE Medication --> <reference value="Medication/MedicationExample6"/> <display value="prescribed medication"/> </medicationReference> <dosageInstruction> <text value="Take two capsules to start"/> <additionalInstructions> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="311504000"/> <display value="With or after food"/> </coding> </additionalInstructions> <timing> <event value="2015-01-15"/> <repeat> <duration value="1"/> <durationUnits value="d"/> <frequency value="1"/> <period value="1"/> <periodUnits value="d"/> </repeat> </timing> <siteCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="181220002"/> <display value="Entire oral cavity"/> </coding> </siteCodeableConcept> <route> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="26643006"/> <display value="Oral Route"/> </coding> </route> <doseQuantity> <value value="2"/> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm"/> <code value="CAP"/> </doseQuantity> </dosageInstruction> <dosageInstruction> <text value="Take one capsule three times daily"/> <additionalInstructions> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="311504000"/> <display value="With or after food"/> </coding> </additionalInstructions> <timing> <event value="2015-01-15"/> <repeat> <duration value="11"/> <durationUnits value="d"/> <frequency value="2"/> <period value="1"/> <periodUnits value="d"/> </repeat> </timing> <siteCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="181220002"/> <display value="Entire oral cavity"/> </coding> </siteCodeableConcept> <route> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="26643006"/> <display value="Oral Route"/> </coding> </route> <doseQuantity> <value value="1"/> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm"/> <code value="CAP"/> </doseQuantity> </dosageInstruction> </MedicationOrder>
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.