| Code | Display | Definition |
| active | Active | The prescription is 'actionable', but not all actions that are implied by it have occurred yet. |
| on-hold | On Hold | Actions implied by the prescription are to be temporarily halted, but are expected to continue later. May also be called "suspended". |
| cancelled | Cancelled | The prescription has been withdrawn. |
| completed | Completed | All actions that are implied by the prescription have occurred. |
| entered-in-error | Entered In Error | The prescription was entered in error. |
| stopped | Stopped | Actions implied by the prescription are to be permanently halted, before all of them occurred. |
| draft | Draft | The prescription is not yet 'actionable', i.e. it is a work in progress, requires sign-off or verification, and needs to be run through decision support process. |
| unknown | Unknown | The authoring system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this request |