NHS Digital FHIR Medicines

Dispense - Owings and Partial Dispensing


Dispense Notifications

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1st Dispensing Event – Prescription Status: “With Dispenser – Active”

This is the first dispense notification sent by the dispenser using the FHIR Operation process-message (POST /$process-message)

1st dispense event - partial

Medication ID (SNOMED) Medication Name Dispensed Quantity Item Status
1858411000001101 Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets (Unichem Plc) 60 t ablets 60 0003 (Partial)
3416211000001106 Salbutamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler (Sandoz Ltd) 200 dose 200 0001 (Dispensed)

2nd Dispensing Event – Prescription Status: “With Dispenser – Active”

This is the second dispense notification sent by the dispenser using the FHIR Operation process-message

The second drug has not been dispensed but it currently a requirement that empty MedicationDispense is included in the dispense-notification message. This empty uses the prescribed drug dm+d code and the following elements are not present

  • performer
  • quantity
  • daysSupply
  • whenPrepared
  • dosageInstruction

2nd dispense event - partial

Medication ID (SNOMED) Medication Name Dispensed Quantity Item Status
915611000001105 Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets (AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd) 24 tablets 24 0003 (Partial)
35936511000001108 Salbutamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler 0 0001 (Dispensed)

3rd Dispensing Event – Prescription Status: “Dispensed”

This is the final dispense notification sent by the dispenser using the FHIR Operation process-message

3rd dispense event - completed

Medication ID (SNOMED) Medication Name Dispensed Quantity Item Status
2274211000001101 Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets (Kent Pharmaceuticals) 16 tablets 16 0001 (Dispensed)
35936511000001108 Salbutamol 100micrograms/dose inhaler 0 0001 (Dispensed)
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