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.

Salbutamol, 5mg to be given via a nebuliser. Repeat every 20-30 minutes as required

Dose-based prescription (VTM) using additional instruction for device and dose timing as a range. 
<MedicationRequest xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="c4f1f082-75b2-4642-b1da-df15868467d6" />
    <contained>
        <Medication>
            <id value="med1" />
            <code>
                <coding>
                    <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                    <code value="91143003" />
                    <display value="Salbutamol" />
                </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>
        <additionalInstruction>
            <text value="to be given via a nebuliser" />
        </additionalInstruction>
        <timing>
            <repeat>
                <frequency value="1" />
                <period value="20" />
                <periodMax value="30" />
                <periodUnit value="min" />
            </repeat>
        </timing>
        <asNeededBoolean value="true" />
        <route>
            <coding>
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                <code value="18679011000001101" />
                <display value="inhalation" />
            </coding>
        </route>
        <doseQuantity>
            <value value="5" />
            <unit value="milligram" />
            <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
            <code value="mg" />
        </doseQuantity>
    </dosageInstruction>
</MedicationRequest>

{
    "resourceType": "MedicationRequest",
    "id": "c4f1f082-75b2-4642-b1da-df15868467d6",
    "contained":  [
        {
            "resourceType": "Medication",
            "id": "med1",
            "code": {
                "coding":  [
                    {
                        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                        "code": "91143003",
                        "display": "Salbutamol"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "status": "active",
    "intent": "order",
    "medicationReference": {
        "reference": "#med1"
    },
    "subject": {
        "identifier": {
            "system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number",
            "value": "9999999999"
        }
    },
    "dosageInstruction":  [
        {
            "additionalInstruction":  [
                {
                    "text": "to be given via a nebuliser"
                }
            ],
            "timing": {
                "repeat": {
                    "frequency": 1,
                    "period": 20,
                    "periodMax": 30,
                    "periodUnit": "min"
                }
            },
            "asNeededBoolean": true,
            "route": {
                "coding":  [
                    {
                        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                        "code": "18679011000001101",
                        "display": "inhalation"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "doseQuantity": {
                "value": 5,
                "unit": "milligram",
                "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
                "code": "mg"
            }
        }
    ]
}
MedicationRequest.id[0]c4f1f082-75b2-4642-b1da-df15868467d6
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]91143003
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].display[0]Salbutamol
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].additionalInstruction[0].text[0]to be given via a nebuliser
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].frequency[0]1
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].period[0]20
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].periodMax[0]30
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].periodUnit[0]min
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].asNeeded[0]True
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].code[0]18679011000001101
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].display[0]inhalation
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].dose[0].value[0]5
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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