MedicationRequest.courseOfTherapyType
This element was introduced in HL7 FHIR R4 and in the NHS Digital Medicines this replaces the following extensions:
| FHIR Version | Extension |
|---|---|
| CareConnect (GP Connect) STU3 | https://fhir.nhs.uk/STU3/StructureDefinition/Extension-CareConnect-GPC-PrescriptionType-1 |
| CareConnect STU3 | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/STU3/StructureDefinition/Extension-CareConnect-PrescriptionType-1 |
| UKCore R4 | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-PrescriptionType |
These extensions use CodeSystems
https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/STU3/CodeSystem/CareConnect-PrescriptionType-1https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PrescriptionType
These are not supported in NHS Digital Medicines and the codes must be mapped to codes from
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapyhttps://fhir.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy
The mapping is described in a FHIR ConceptMap MedicationRequest-course-therapy-type-map, which is summarised below:
| Source Code | Source CodeSystem | Destination Code | Destination CodeSystem | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acute (Acute) | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/STU3/CodeSystem/CareConnect-PrescriptionType-1https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PrescriptionType |
acute (Short course (acute) therapy) | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy |
|
| repeat (Repeat) | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/STU3/CodeSystem/CareConnect-PrescriptionType-1https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PrescriptionType |
continuous (Continuous long term therapy) | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy |
|
| repeat-dispensing (Repeat Dispensing) | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/STU3/CodeSystem/CareConnect-PrescriptionType-1https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/CodeSystem/UKCore-PrescriptionType |
continuous-repeat-dispensing (Continuous long term (repeat dispensing)) | https://fhir.nhs.uk/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-course-of-therapy |