Example to illustrate the despensing of Paracetamol orally when prescribing multiple routes.

Table View

MedicationDispense.id[0]UKCore-MedicationDispense-ParacetamolOral-Example
MedicationDispense.status[0]completed
MedicationDispense.category[0].coding[0].system[0]http://terminology.hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationdispense-category
MedicationDispense.category[0].coding[0].code[0]inpatient
MedicationDispense.category[0].coding[0].display[0]Inpatient
MedicationDispense.medication[0].coding[0].system[0]https://dmd.nhs.uk
MedicationDispense.medication[0].coding[0].code[0]558911000001105
MedicationDispense.medication[0].coding[0].display[0]Paracetamol 500mg capsules (A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd)
MedicationDispense.subject[0].reference[0]Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
MedicationDispense.supportingInformation[0].reference[0]RequestGroup/UKCore-RequestGroup-Paracetamol-Example
MedicationDispense.performer[0].actor[0].reference[0]Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-PharmacistJimmyChuck-Example
MedicationDispense.authorizingPrescription[0].reference[0]MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example
MedicationDispense.quantity[0].value[0]16
MedicationDispense.quantity[0].unit[0]capsule
MedicationDispense.quantity[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationDispense.quantity[0].code[0]732937005
MedicationDispense.daysSupply[0].value[0]4
MedicationDispense.daysSupply[0].unit[0]Day
MedicationDispense.daysSupply[0].system[0]http://unitsofmeasure.org
MedicationDispense.daysSupply[0].code[0]d
MedicationDispense.whenPrepared[0]2023-06-15T18:00:00+00:00
MedicationDispense.receiver[0].reference[0]Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].text[0]Take 1 capsule, 4 times a day.
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].frequency[0]4
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].period[0]1
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].periodUnit[0]d
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].code[0]26643006
MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].display[0]Oral

XML View

<MedicationDispense xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
    <id value="UKCore-MedicationDispense-ParacetamolOral-Example" />
    <status value="completed" />
    <category>
        <coding>
            <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationdispense-category" />
            <code value="inpatient" />
            <display value="Inpatient" />
        </coding>
    </category>
    <medicationCodeableConcept>
        <coding>
            <system value="https://dmd.nhs.uk" />
            <code value="558911000001105" />
            <display value="Paracetamol 500mg capsules (A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd)" />
        </coding>
    </medicationCodeableConcept>
    <subject>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </subject>
    <supportingInformation>
        <reference value="RequestGroup/UKCore-RequestGroup-Paracetamol-Example" />
    </supportingInformation>
    <performer>
        <actor>
            <reference value="Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-PharmacistJimmyChuck-Example" />
        </actor>
    </performer>
    <authorizingPrescription>
        <reference value="MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example" />
    </authorizingPrescription>
    <quantity>
        <value value="16" />
        <unit value="capsule" />
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
        <code value="732937005" />
    </quantity>
    <daysSupply>
        <value value="4" />
        <unit value="Day" />
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org" />
        <code value="d" />
    </daysSupply>
    <whenPrepared value="2023-06-15T18:00:00+00:00" />
    <receiver>
        <reference value="Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example" />
    </receiver>
    <dosageInstruction>
        <text value="Take 1 capsule, 4 times a day." />
        <timing>
            <repeat>
                <frequency value="4" />
                <period value="1" />
                <periodUnit value="d" />
            </repeat>
        </timing>
        <route>
            <coding>
                <system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
                <code value="26643006" />
                <display value="Oral" />
            </coding>
        </route>
    </dosageInstruction>
</MedicationDispense>

JSON View

{
    "resourceType": "MedicationDispense",
    "id": "UKCore-MedicationDispense-ParacetamolOral-Example",
    "status": "completed",
    "category": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationdispense-category",
                "code": "inpatient",
                "display": "Inpatient"
            }
        ]
    },
    "medicationCodeableConcept": {
        "coding":  [
            {
                "system": "https://dmd.nhs.uk",
                "code": "558911000001105",
                "display": "Paracetamol 500mg capsules (A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd)"
            }
        ]
    },
    "supportingInformation":  [
        {
            "reference": "RequestGroup/UKCore-RequestGroup-Paracetamol-Example"
        }
    ],
    "subject": {
        "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
    },
    "performer":  [
        {
            "actor": {
                "reference": "Practitioner/UKCore-Practitioner-PharmacistJimmyChuck-Example"
            }
        }
    ],
    "authorizingPrescription":  [
        {
            "reference": "MedicationRequest/UKCore-MedicationRequest-ParacetamolOral-Example"
        }
    ],
    "quantity": {
        "value": 16,
        "unit": "capsule",
        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code": "732937005"
    },
    "daysSupply": {
        "value": 4,
        "unit": "Day",
        "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "code": "d"
    },
    "whenPrepared": "2023-06-15T18:00:00+00:00",
    "receiver":  [
        {
            "reference": "Patient/UKCore-Patient-RichardSmith-Example"
        }
    ],
    "dosageInstruction":  [
        {
            "text": "Take 1 capsule, 4 times a day.",
            "timing": {
                "repeat": {
                    "frequency": 4,
                    "period": 1,
                    "periodUnit": "d"
                }
            },
            "route": {
                "coding":  [
                    {
                        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
                        "code": "26643006",
                        "display": "Oral"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}