Dose syntax implementation guidance for FHIR STU3

This guidance is under active development by NHS Digital and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.

Morphine, 30mg, intrav, injection, four times a day, for 1 day

Dose-based instruction using a VTM. Route and method identified and course duration. 
<MedicationRequest xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="1558295a-9213-44cb-81e1-e1ab8fcc3e81" />
    <contained>
        <Medication>
            <id value="med1" />
            <code>
                <coding>
                    <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                    <code value="73572009" />
                    <display value="Morphine" />
                </coding>
            </code>
        </Medication>
    </contained>
    <status value="active" />
    <intent value="order" />
    <medicationReference>
        <reference value="#med1" />
    </medicationReference>
    <subject>
        <identifier>
            <system value="https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number" />
            <value value="9999999999" />
        </identifier>
    </subject>
    <dosageInstruction>
        <timing>
            <repeat>
                <boundsDuration>
                    <value value="1" />
                    <unit value="day" />
                    <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
                    <code value="d" />
                </boundsDuration>
                <frequency value="4" />
                <period value="1" />
                <periodUnit value="d" />
            </repeat>
        </timing>
        <route>
            <coding>
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                <code value="47625008" />
                <display value="intravenous route" />
            </coding>
        </route>
        <method>
            <coding>
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                <code value="422145002" />
                <display value="inject" />
            </coding>
        </method>
        <doseQuantity>
            <value value="30" />
            <unit value="milligram" />
            <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
            <code value="mg" />
        </doseQuantity>
    </dosageInstruction>
</MedicationRequest>

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    "contained":  [
        {
            "resourceType": "Medication",
            "id": "med1",
            "code": {
                "coding":  [
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                        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                        "code": "73572009",
                        "display": "Morphine"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "status": "active",
    "intent": "order",
    "medicationReference": {
        "reference": "#med1"
    },
    "subject": {
        "identifier": {
            "system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number",
            "value": "9999999999"
        }
    },
    "dosageInstruction":  [
        {
            "timing": {
                "repeat": {
                    "boundsDuration": {
                        "value": 1,
                        "unit": "day",
                        "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                        "code": "d"
                    },
                    "frequency": 4,
                    "period": 1,
                    "periodUnit": "d"
                }
            },
            "route": {
                "coding":  [
                    {
                        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                        "code": "47625008",
                        "display": "intravenous route"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "method": {
                "coding":  [
                    {
                        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                        "code": "422145002",
                        "display": "inject"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "doseQuantity": {
                "value": 30,
                "unit": "milligram",
                "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                "code": "mg"
            }
        }
    ]
}
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MedicationRequest.contained[0].id[0]med1
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].code[0]73572009
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].display[0]Morphine
MedicationRequest.status[0]active
MedicationRequest.intent[0]order
MedicationRequest.medication[0].reference[0]#med1
MedicationRequest.subject[0].identifier[0].system[0]https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number
MedicationRequest.subject[0].identifier[0].value[0]9999999999
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].bounds[0].value[0]1
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].bounds[0].unit[0]day
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].bounds[0].system[0]http://unitsofmeasure.org
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].bounds[0].code[0]d
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].frequency[0]4
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].period[0]1
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].periodUnit[0]d
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].code[0]47625008
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].display[0]intravenous route
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].method[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].method[0].coding[0].code[0]422145002
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].method[0].coding[0].display[0]inject
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].dose[0].value[0]30
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].dose[0].unit[0]milligram
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].dose[0].system[0]http://unitsofmeasure.org
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].dose[0].code[0]mg
MedicationRequest
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