Release 5

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Example MedicationRequest/medrx0303 (JSON)

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

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

Order for Tapering Dose - Prednisone - active with note and multiple DosageInstructions with boundsPeriod

{
  "resourceType" : "MedicationRequest",
  "id" : "medrx0303",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative: MedicationRequest</b><a name=\"medrx0303\"> </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 MedicationRequest &quot;medrx0303&quot; </p></div><p><b>identifier</b>: id:\u00a012345689\u00a0(use:\u00a0OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>basedOn</b>: <a href=\"careplan-example-GPVisit.html\">CarePlan/gpvisit</a></p><p><b>groupIdentifier</b>: id:\u00a0983939393\u00a0(use:\u00a0OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>status</b>: active</p><p><b>intent</b>: order</p><h3>Medications</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Reference</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><span title=\"  Linked to a RESOURCE Medication  \"><a name=\"med0311\"> </a></span><blockquote><p/><p><a name=\"med0311\"> </a></p><p><b>code</b>: Prednisone 5mg tablet (Product) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#373994007)</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><p><b>encounter</b>: <a href=\"encounter-example-f001-heart.html\">Encounter/f001: encounter who leads to this prescription</a></p><p><b>authoredOn</b>: 2015-01-15</p><p><b>requester</b>: <a href=\"practitioner-example-f007-sh.html\">Practitioner/f007: Patrick Pump</a> &quot;Simone HEPS&quot;</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>: Take 4 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 16, 2015</p><p><b>timing</b>: Starting 2015-01-16, Once per 1 days, Until 2015-01-22</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><p><b>doseAndRate</b></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>dosageInstruction</b></p><p><b>sequence</b>: 2</p><p><b>text</b>: Take 2 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 23, 2015</p><p><b>timing</b>: Starting 2015-01-23, Once per 1 days, Until 2015-01-29</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><p><b>doseAndRate</b></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>dosageInstruction</b></p><p><b>sequence</b>: 3</p><p><b>text</b>: Take 1 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 30, 2015</p><p><b>timing</b>: Starting 2015-01-30, Once per 1 days, Until 2015-02-05</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><p><b>doseAndRate</b></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>dispenseRequest</b></p><p><b>validityPeriod</b>: 2015-01-15 --&gt; 2016-01-15</p><p><b>numberOfRepeatsAllowed</b>: 1</p><p><b>quantity</b>: 51 TAB<span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow\"> (Details: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm code TAB = 'Tablet')</span></p><h3>ExpectedSupplyDurations</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Value</b></td><td><b>Unit</b></td><td><b>System</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>21</td><td>days</td><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-v3-ucum.html\">Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)</a></td><td>d</td></tr></table><p><b>dispenser</b>: <a href=\"organization-example-f001-burgers.html\">Organization/f001</a> &quot;Burgers University Medical Center&quot;</p></blockquote><h3>Substitutions</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Allowed[x]</b></td><td><b>Reason</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Therapeutic Brand <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-v3-substanceAdminSubstitution.html\">Substance Admin Substitution</a>#TB)</span></td><td>formulary policy <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActReason.html\">ActReason</a>#FP)</span></td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "contained" : [{
    "resourceType" : "Medication",
    "id" : "med0311",
    "code" : {
      "coding" : [{
        "system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code" : "373994007",
        "display" : "Prednisone 5mg tablet (Product)"
      }]
    }
  }],
  "identifier" : [{
    "use" : "official",
    "system" : "http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions",
    "value" : "12345689"
  }],
  "basedOn" : [{
    "reference" : "CarePlan/gpvisit"
  }],
  "groupIdentifier" : {
    "use" : "official",
    "system" : "http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions",
    "value" : "983939393"
  },
  "status" : "active",
  "intent" : "order",
  "medication" : {
    "reference" : {
      "reference" : "#med0311"
    }
  },
  "subject" : {
    "reference" : "Patient/pat1",
    "display" : "Donald Duck"
  },
  "encounter" : {
    "reference" : "Encounter/f001",
    "display" : "encounter who leads to this prescription"
  },
  "authoredOn" : "2015-01-15",
  "requester" : {
    "reference" : "Practitioner/f007",
    "display" : "Patrick Pump"
  },
  "note" : [{
    "text" : "Patient told to take with food"
  }],
  "dosageInstruction" : [{
    "sequence" : 1,
    "text" : "Take 4 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 16, 2015",
    "timing" : {
      "repeat" : {
        "boundsPeriod" : {
          "start" : "2015-01-16",
          "end" : "2015-01-22"
        },
        "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" : 4,
        "unit" : "TAB",
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
        "code" : "TAB"
      }
    }]
  },
  {
    "sequence" : 2,
    "text" : "Take 2 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 23, 2015",
    "timing" : {
      "repeat" : {
        "boundsPeriod" : {
          "start" : "2015-01-23",
          "end" : "2015-01-29"
        },
        "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" : 3,
    "text" : "Take 1 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 30, 2015",
    "timing" : {
      "repeat" : {
        "boundsPeriod" : {
          "start" : "2015-01-30",
          "end" : "2015-02-05"
        },
        "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" : 1,
        "unit" : "TAB",
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
        "code" : "TAB"
      }
    }]
  }],
  "dispenseRequest" : {
    "validityPeriod" : {
      "start" : "2015-01-15",
      "end" : "2016-01-15"
    },
    "numberOfRepeatsAllowed" : 1,
    "quantity" : {
      "value" : 51,
      "unit" : "TAB",
      "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
      "code" : "TAB"
    },
    "expectedSupplyDuration" : {
      "value" : 21,
      "unit" : "days",
      "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
      "code" : "d"
    },
    "dispenser" : {
      "reference" : "Organization/f001"
    }
  },
  "substitution" : {
    "allowedCodeableConcept" : {
      "coding" : [{
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-substanceAdminSubstitution",
        "code" : "TB",
        "display" : "Therapeutic Brand"
      }]
    },
    "reason" : {
      "coding" : [{
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActReason",
        "code" : "FP",
        "display" : "formulary policy"
      }]
    }
  }
}

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.