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| Responsible Owner: Pharmacy Work Group | Standards Status : Informative | Compartments : Encounter , Group , Patient , Practitioner |
Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )
Dispense for Prednisone (RxNorm code) Tapering Dose - entered-in-error with multiple Dosage lines that include coded additionalInstructions and multiple EventHistory elements
{
"resourceType": "MedicationDispense",
"id": "meddisp0305",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: meddisp0305</p><p><b>contained</b>: </p><p><b>status</b>: entered-in-error</p><p><b>medication</b>: Prednisone. Generated Summary: id: med0311; Prednisone 5mg Oral Tablet 48 Count Pack <span>(Details : {RxNorm code '763179' = 'predniSONE 5 MG Oral Tablet 48 Count Pack', given as 'Prednisone 5mg Oral Tablet 48 Count Pack'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Donald Duck</a></p><h3>Performers</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Actor</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Practitioner/f006</a></td></tr></table><p><b>authorizingPrescription</b>: <a>MedicationRequest/medrx0303</a></p><p><b>type</b>: First Fill <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode code 'FF' = 'First Fill', given as 'First Fill'})</span></p><p><b>quantity</b>: 49 TAB<span> (Details: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm code TAB = 'Tablet')</span></p><p><b>daysSupply</b>: 21 Day<span> (Details: UCUM code d = 'd')</span></p><p><b>whenPrepared</b>: 15/01/2015 10:20:00 AM</p><p><b>whenHandedOver</b>: 15/01/2015 4:20:00 PM</p><p><b>dosageInstruction</b>: , , </p></div>"
},
"contained": [
{
"resourceType": "Medication",
"id": "med0311",
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm",
"code": "763179",
"display": "Prednisone 5mg Oral Tablet 48 Count Pack"
}
]
}
"resourceType" : "MedicationDispense",
"id" : "meddisp0305",
"contained" : [{
"resourceType" : "Medication",
"id" : "med0311",
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm",
"code" : "763179",
"display" : "{48 (prednisone 5 MG Oral Tablet) } Pack"
}]
}
}],
"status" : "entered-in-error",
"medication" : {
"reference" : {
"reference" : "#med0311",
"display" : "Prednisone"
}
],
"status": "entered-in-error",
"medicationReference": {
"reference": "#med0311",
"display": "Prednisone"
},
"subject": {
"reference": "Patient/pat1",
"display": "Donald Duck"
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat1",
"display" : "Donald Duck"
},
"performer": [
{
"actor": {
"reference": "Practitioner/f006"
}
}
],
"authorizingPrescription": [
{
"reference": "MedicationRequest/medrx0303"
"performer" : [{
"actor" : {
"reference" : "Practitioner/f006"
}
],
"type": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode",
"code": "FF",
"display": "First Fill"
}
]
}],
"authorizingPrescription" : [{
"reference" : "MedicationRequest/medrx0303"
}],
"type" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode",
"code" : "FF",
"display" : "First Fill"
}]
},
"quantity": {
"value": 49,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
"quantity" : {
"value" : 49,
"unit" : "TAB",
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code" : "TAB"
},
"daysSupply": {
"value": 21,
"unit": "Day",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "d"
"daysSupply" : {
"value" : 21,
"unit" : "Day",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "d"
},
"whenPrepared": "2015-01-15T10:20:00Z",
"whenHandedOver": "2015-01-15T16:20:00Z",
"dosageInstruction": [
{
"sequence": 1,
"text": "Take 4 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 16, 2015",
"additionalInstruction": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "311504000",
"display": "With or after Food"
}
]
}
],
"timing": {
"repeat": {
"boundsPeriod": {
"start": "2015-01-16",
"end": "2015-01-20"
},
"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": "calculated",
"display": "Calculated"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 4,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
}
}
]
"whenPrepared" : "2015-01-15T10:20:00Z",
"whenHandedOver" : "2015-01-15T16:20:00Z",
"dosageInstruction" : [{
"sequence" : 1,
"text" : "Take 4 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 16, 2015",
"additionalInstruction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "311504000",
"display" : "With or after Food"
}]
}],
"timing" : {
"repeat" : {
"boundsPeriod" : {
"start" : "2015-01-16",
"end" : "2015-01-20"
},
"frequency" : 1,
"period" : 1,
"periodUnit" : "d"
}
},
{
"sequence": 2,
"text": "Take 2 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 23, 2015",
"additionalInstruction": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "311504000",
"display": "With or after Food"
}
]
}
],
"timing": {
"repeat": {
"boundsPeriod": {
"start": "2015-01-23",
"end": "2015-01-30"
},
"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": "calculated",
"display": "Calculated"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 2,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
}
}
]
"route" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "26643006",
"display" : "Oral Route"
}]
},
{
"sequence": 3,
"text": "Take 1 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 31, 2015",
"additionalInstruction": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "311504000",
"display": "With or after Food"
}
]
}
],
"timing": {
"repeat": {
"boundsPeriod": {
"start": "2015-01-31",
"end": "2015-02-06"
},
"frequency": 1,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d"
}
"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" : "calculated",
"display" : "Calculated"
}]
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "26643006",
"display": "Oral Route"
}
]
"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",
"additionalInstruction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "311504000",
"display" : "With or after Food"
}]
}],
"timing" : {
"repeat" : {
"boundsPeriod" : {
"start" : "2015-01-23",
"end" : "2015-01-30"
},
"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" : "calculated",
"display" : "Calculated"
}]
},
"method": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "421521009",
"display": "Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value)"
}
]
"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 31, 2015",
"additionalInstruction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "311504000",
"display" : "With or after Food"
}]
}],
"timing" : {
"repeat" : {
"boundsPeriod" : {
"start" : "2015-01-31",
"end" : "2015-02-06"
},
"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" : "calculated",
"display" : "Calculated"
}]
},
"doseAndRate": [
{
"type": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/dose-rate-type",
"code": "calculated",
"display": "Calculated"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 1,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
}
}
]
}
]
"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.
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