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| Responsible Owner: Pharmacy Work Group | Standards Status : Informative | Compartments : Encounter , Group , Patient , Practitioner |
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Request for a medication that is intended to be given in the morning
{
"resourceType" : "MedicationRequest",
"id" : "medrx0333",
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative: MedicationRequest</b><a name=\"medrx0333\"> </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 "medrx0333" </p></div><p><b>identifier</b>: id:\u00a012345689\u00a0(use:\u00a0OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>status</b>: active</p><p><b>intent</b>: order</p><p><b>category</b>: Inpatient <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-medicationrequest-admin-location.html\">Medication request administration location codes</a>#inpatient)</span></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=\"med0310\"> </a></span><blockquote><p/><p><a name=\"med0310\"> </a></p><p><b>code</b>: Oral Form Oxycodone (product) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#430127000)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table><p><b>subject</b>: <a href=\"patient-example-a.html\">Patient/pat1: Donald Duck</a> "Donald DUCK"</p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a href=\"encounter-example-f001-heart.html\">Encounter/f001: encounter who leads to this prescription</a></p><p><b>supportingInformation</b>: <a href=\"procedure-example-biopsy.html\">Procedure/biopsy</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> "Simone HEPS"</p><h3>Reasons</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Concept</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Rib Pain (finding) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#297217002)</span></td></tr></table><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>: one tablet one time daily in the morning for rib pain</p><p><b>additionalInstruction</b>: Warning. May cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery. Avoid alcoholic drink (qualifier value) <span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki\"> (<a href=\"https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/\">SNOMED CT</a>#418914006)</span></p><p><b>timing</b>: , ?ngen-6?</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 --> 2016-01-15</p><p><b>numberOfRepeatsAllowed</b>: 1</p><p><b>quantity</b>: 30 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>10</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></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>true</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" : "med0310",
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "430127000",
"display" : "Oral Form Oxycodone (product)"
"display" : "Oxycodone-containing product in oral dose form"
}]
}
}],
"identifier" : [{
"use" : "official",
"system" : "http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions",
"value" : "12345689"
}],
"status" : "active",
"intent" : "order",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-admin-location",
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-admin-category",
"code" : "inpatient",
"display" : "Inpatient"
}]
}],
"medication" : {
"reference" : {
"reference" : "#med0310"
}
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "Patient/pat1",
"display" : "Donald Duck"
},
"encounter" : {
"reference" : "Encounter/f001",
"display" : "encounter who leads to this prescription"
},
"supportingInformation" : [{
"reference" : "Procedure/biopsy"
}],
"authoredOn" : "2015-01-15",
"requester" : {
"reference" : "Practitioner/f007",
"display" : "Patrick Pump"
},
"reason" : [{
"concept" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "297217002",
"display" : "Rib Pain (finding)"
}]
}
}],
"note" : [{
"text" : "Patient told to take with food"
}],
"dosageInstruction" : [{
"sequence" : 1,
"text" : "one tablet one time daily in the morning for rib pain",
"additionalInstruction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "418914006",
"display" : "Warning. May cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery. Avoid alcoholic drink (qualifier value)"
}]
}],
"timing" : {
"repeat" : {
"frequency" : 1,
"period" : 1,
"periodUnit" : "d",
"when" : ["MORN"]
}
},
"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" : {
"dosageInstruction" : {
"simple" : {
"text" : "one tablet one time daily in the morning for rib pain",
"additionalInstruction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/dose-rate-type",
"code" : "ordered",
"display" : "Ordered"
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "418914006",
"display" : "Warning. May cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery. Avoid alcoholic drink (qualifier value)"
}]
}],
"timing" : {
"repeat" : {
"frequency" : 1,
"period" : 1,
"periodUnit" : "d",
"when" : ["MORN"]
}
},
"route" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "26643006",
"display" : "Oral Route"
}]
},
"doseRange" : {
"low" : {
"value" : 1,
"unit" : "TAB",
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code" : "TAB"
"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"
}]
},
"high" : {
"value" : 2,
"unit" : "TAB",
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code" : "TAB"
"doseRange" : {
"low" : {
"value" : 1,
"unit" : "TAB",
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code" : "TAB"
},
"high" : {
"value" : 2,
"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" : 30,
"unit" : "TAB",
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-orderableDrugForm",
"code" : "TAB"
},
"expectedSupplyDuration" : {
"value" : 10,
"unit" : "days",
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "d"
}
},
"substitution" : {
"allowedBoolean" : true,
"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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