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| Responsible Owner: Pharmacy Work Group |
|
Compartments : Encounter , Group , 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 with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: medrx0303</p><p><b>contained</b>: </p><p><b>identifier</b>: 12345689 (OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>definition</b>: <a>ActivityDefinition/heart-valve-replacement</a></p><p><b>basedOn</b>: <a>CarePlan/gpvisit</a></p><p><b>groupIdentifier</b>: 983939393 (OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>status</b>: active</p><p><b>intent</b>: order</p><p><b>medication</b>: id: med0311; Prednisone 5mg tablet (Product) <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '373994007' = 'Prednisone 5mg tablet', given as 'Prednisone 5mg tablet (Product)'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Donald Duck</a></p><p><b>context</b>: <a>encounter who leads to this prescription</a></p><p><b>authoredOn</b>: 15/01/2015</p><h3>Requesters</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Agent</b></td><td><b>OnBehalfOf</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Patrick Pump</a></td><td><a>Organization/f002</a></td></tr></table><p><b>note</b>: Patient told to take with food</p><p><b>dosageInstruction</b>: , , </p><h3>DispenseRequests</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>ValidityPeriod</b></td><td><b>NumberOfRepeatsAllowed</b></td><td><b>Quantity</b></td><td><b>ExpectedSupplyDuration</b></td><td><b>Performer</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>15/01/2015 --> 15/01/2016</td><td>1</td><td>51 TAB<span> (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm code TAB = 'Tablet')</span></td><td>21 days<span> (Details: UCUM code d = 'd')</span></td><td><a>Organization/f001</a></td></tr></table><h3>Substitutions</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Allowed</b></td><td><b>Reason</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>true</td><td>formulary policy <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActReason code 'FP' = 'formulary policy', given as 'formulary policy'})</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"
}
],
"definition": [
{
"reference": "ActivityDefinition/heart-valve-replacement"
}
],
"basedOn": [
{
"reference": "CarePlan/gpvisit"
"resourceType" : "MedicationRequest",
"id" : "medrx0303",
"contained" : [{
"resourceType" : "Medication",
"id" : "med0311",
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "373994007",
"display" : "Prednisone 5 mg oral tablet"
}]
}
],
"groupIdentifier": {
"use": "official",
"system": "http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions",
"value": "983939393"
}],
"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",
"medicationReference": {
"reference": "#med0311"
"status" : "active",
"intent" : "order",
"medication" : {
"reference" : {
"reference" : "#med0311"
}
},
"subject": {
"reference": "Patient/pat1",
"display": "Donald Duck"
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat1",
"display" : "Donald Duck"
},
"context": {
"reference": "Encounter/f001",
"display": "encounter who leads to this prescription"
"encounter" : {
"reference" : "Encounter/f001",
"display" : "encounter who leads to this prescription"
},
"authoredOn": "2015-01-15",
"requester": {
"agent": {
"reference": "Practitioner/f007",
"display": "Patrick Pump"
},
"onBehalfOf": {
"reference": "Organization/f002"
}
"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": "2015-01-20"
},
"frequency": 1,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d"
}
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "26643006",
"display": "Oral Route"
"note" : [{
"text" : "Patient told to take with food"
}],
"dosageInstruction" : {
"step" : [{
"component" : [{
"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"
}
]
},
"method": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "421521009",
"display": "Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value)"
},
"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"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 4,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/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": "2015-01-30"
},
"frequency": 1,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d"
}
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "26643006",
"display": "Oral Route"
"component" : [{
"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"
}
]
},
"method": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "421521009",
"display": "Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value)"
},
"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"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 2,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
}
}]
}]
},
{
"sequence": 3,
"text": "Take 1 tablets daily for 7 days starting January 31, 2015",
"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"
"component" : [{
"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"
}
]
},
"method": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "421521009",
"display": "Swallow - dosing instruction imperative (qualifier value)"
},
"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"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 1,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
}
}
],
"dispenseRequest": {
"validityPeriod": {
"start": "2015-01-15",
"end": "2016-01-15"
}]
}]
}]
},
"dispenseRequest" : {
"validityPeriod" : {
"start" : "2015-01-15",
"end" : "2016-01-15"
},
"numberOfRepeatsAllowed": 1,
"quantity": {
"value": 51,
"unit": "TAB",
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/orderableDrugForm",
"code": "TAB"
"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"
"expectedSupplyDuration" : {
"value" : 21,
"unit" : "days",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "d"
},
"performer": {
"reference": "Organization/f001"
"dispenser" : {
"reference" : "Organization/f001"
}
},
"substitution": {
"allowed": true,
"reason": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActReason",
"code": "FP",
"display": "formulary policy"
}
]
"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.
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