Implementation guide for interoperable medicines

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.id

Short description

Logical id of this artifact

Definition

The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.

Comments

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

Data type

category

0..1

CodeableConceptBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.category

Short description

Type of medication dispense

Definition

Indicates the type of medication dispense (for example, where the medication is expected to be consumed or administered (i.e. inpatient or outpatient)).

Comments

The category can be used to include where the medication is expected to be consumed or other types of dispenses. Invariants can be used to bind to different value sets when profiling to bind.

Data type

MedicationDispense Category Codes (preferred)

Binding

A code describing where the dispensed medication is expected to be consumed or administered.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
rim: .inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code="type of medication dispense"].value

medication[x]

S Σ

1..1

Binding

Element id

MedicationDispense.medication[x]

Short description

What medication was supplied.

Definition

Identifies the medication being administered. This is either a link to a resource representing the details of the medication or a simple attribute carrying a code that identifies the medication from a known list of medications.

Comments

If only a code is specified, then it needs to be a code for a specific product. If more information is required, then the use of the medication resource is recommended. For example, if you require form or lot number, then you must reference the Medication resource.

Binding

A coded concept identifying which substance or product can be dispensed.

UKCoreMedicationCode (preferred)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
workflow: Event.code
w5: FiveWs.what[x]
v2: RXD-2-Dispense/Give Code
rim: .participation[typeCode=PRD].role
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationRequest.component1.AdministrationRequest.consumable

medicationCodeableConcept

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

medicationReference

Reference(Medication)

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

Reference(Medication)

subject

S Σ C

0..1

Reference(Group | Patient)

Element id

MedicationDispense.subject

Short description

Identifies the patient.

Definition

A link to a resource representing the person or the group to whom the medication will be given.

Comments

SubstanceAdministration->subject->Patient.

Data type

Reference(Group | Patient)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
workflow: Event.subject
w5: FiveWs.subject[x]
v2: PID-3-Patient ID List
rim: .participation[typeCode=SBJ].role[classCode=PAT]
w5: FiveWs.subject

context

0..1

Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare)

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.context

Short description

Encounter / Episode associated with event

Definition

The encounter or episode of care that establishes the context for this event.

Comments

Data type

Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
workflow: Event.context
rim: .inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=ENC, moodCode=EVN, code="type of encounter or episode"]

supportingInformation

0..*

Reference(Resource)

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.supportingInformation

Short description

Information that supports the dispensing of the medication

Definition

Additional information that supports the medication being dispensed.

Comments

Data type

Reference(Resource)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
w5: FiveWs.context
rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode=PERT].target[A_SupportingClinicalStatement CMET minimal with many different choices of classCodes(ORG, ENC, PROC, SPLY, SBADM, OBS) and each of the act class codes draws from one or more of the following moodCodes (EVN, DEF, INT PRMS, RQO, PRP, APT, ARQ, GOL)]

performer

0..*

Element id

MedicationDispense.performer

Short description

Who or what performed the dispensing event.

Definition

Indicates who or what performed the event.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
workflow: Event.performer
rim: .participation[typeCode=PRF]

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.performer.id

Short description

Unique id for inter-element referencing

Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Data type

Mappings

rim: n/a

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.performer.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Comments

Data type

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by url(Value)

Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

modifierExtension

Σ ?! C

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.performer.modifierExtension

Short description

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

Alternate names

extensions, user content, modifiers

Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

Requirements

Comments

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

function

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.performer.function

Short description

Who performed the dispense and what they did

Definition

Distinguishes the type of performer in the dispense. For example, date enterer, packager, final checker.

Requirements

Allows disambiguation of the types of involvement of different performers.

Comments

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

Data type

MedicationDispense Performer Function Codes (example)

Binding

A code describing the role an individual played in dispensing a medication.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
rim: participation[typeCode=PRF].functionCode

actor

1..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.performer.actor

Short description

Individual who was performing

Definition

The device, practitioner, etc. who performed the action. It should be assumed that the actor is the dispenser of the medication.

Comments

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
workflow: Event.performer.actor
rim: .role

location

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.location

Short description

Where the dispense occurred

Definition

The principal physical location where the dispense was performed.

Comments

Data type

Reference(MedicationRequest)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
rim: .participation[typeCode=LOC].role

authorizingPrescription

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.authorizingPrescription

Short description

Medication order that authorizes the dispense

Definition

Indicates the medication order that is being dispensed against.

Comments

Maps to basedOn in Event logical model.

Data type

Reference(MedicationRequest)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
workflow: Event.basedOn
v2: ORC-2 Placer Order Number
rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode=FLFS].target[moodCode=RQO]
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.inFulfillmentOf

type

0..1

CodeableConceptBinding

Element id

MedicationDispense.type

Short description

Trial fill, partial fill, emergency fill, etc.

Definition

Indicates the type of dispensing event that is performed. For example, Trial Fill, Completion of Trial, Partial Fill, Emergency Fill, Samples, etc.

Comments

Data type

UKCoreMedicationSupplyType (extensible)

Binding

Indicates the type of dispensing event that is performed. For example, Trial Fill, Completion of Trial, Partial Fill, Emergency Fill, Samples, etc.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXD-33-Dispense Type
rim: .code
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.SupplyEvent.code

quantity

S C

0..1

Element id

MedicationDispense.quantity

Short description

Quantity of medication dispensed.

Definition

The amount of medication that has been dispensed. Includes unit of measure.

Comments

The context of use may frequently define what kind of quantity this is and therefore what kind of units can be used. The context of use may also restrict the values for the comparator.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
qty-3: If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present
code.empty() or system.exists()
sqty-1: The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity
comparator.empty()

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: SN (see also Range) or CQ
rim: PQ, IVL<PQ>, MO, CO, depending on the values
v2: RXD-4-Actual Dispense Amount / RXD-5.1-Actual Dispense Units.code / RXD-5.3-Actual Dispense Units.name of coding system
rim: .quantity
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.SupplyEvent.quantity

daysSupply

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.daysSupply

Short description

Amount of medication expressed as a timing amount

Definition

The amount of medication expressed as a timing amount.

Comments

The context of use may frequently define what kind of quantity this is and therefore what kind of units can be used. The context of use may also restrict the values for the comparator.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
qty-3: If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present
code.empty() or system.exists()
sqty-1: The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity
comparator.empty()

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: SN (see also Range) or CQ
rim: PQ, IVL<PQ>, MO, CO, depending on the values
v2: TQ1.6 Timing/Quantity Segment Service Duration. Prior to v2.5, ORC.7.3 Common Order Segment / Quantity/Timing / Duration component. This is a formatted string, first character for the time unit (e.g., D=days), followed by the value. For example, “D14” represents “14 days supply” From v2.5 on, TQ1.6 Timing/Quantity Segment / Service Duration. This is a CQ data type (<Quantity (NM)> ^ <Units (CWE)>), thus for days supply, assuming the unit of measure is “days”, the numeric value is TQ1.6.1 (…|14^ For backwards compatibility, ORC.7 was permitted through v2.6. Both forms (field and segment) may be present in v2.5, v2.5.1, and v2.6
rim: effectiveUseTime

whenPrepared

S Σ

0..1

Element id

MedicationDispense.whenPrepared

Short description

Timestamp for when the medication was prepared.

Definition

The time when the dispensed product was packaged and reviewed.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: RXD-3-Date/Time Dispensed
rim: .effectiveTime[xmi:type=IVL_TS].low
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.SupplyEvent.effectiveTime

whenHandedOver

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.whenHandedOver

Short description

When product was given out

Definition

The time the dispensed product was provided to the patient or their representative.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
workflow: Event.occurrence[x]
v2: RXD-3-Date/Time Dispensed
rim: .effectiveTime[xmi:type=IVL_TS].high
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.SupplyEvent.effectiveTime

destination

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.destination

Short description

Where the medication was sent

Definition

Identification of the facility/location where the medication was shipped to, as part of the dispense event.

Comments

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
v2: RXD-13 Dispense-to Location; RXD-30 Dispense to Pharmacy; RXD-31 Dispense to Pharmacy Address
rim: .participation[typeCode=DST].role
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.SupplyEvent.destination

receiver

0..*

Reference(Patient | Practitioner)

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.receiver

Short description

Who collected the medication

Definition

Identifies the person who picked up the medication. This will usually be a patient or their caregiver, but some cases exist where it can be a healthcare professional.

Comments

Data type

Reference(Patient | Practitioner)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
rim: .participation[typeCode=RCV].role
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.SupplyEvent.receiver

note

0..*

Annotation

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.note

Short description

Information about the dispense

Definition

Extra information about the dispense that could not be conveyed in the other attributes.

Comments

For systems that do not have structured annotations, they can simply communicate a single annotation with no author or time. This element may need to be included in narrative because of the potential for modifying information. Annotations SHOULD NOT be used to communicate "modifying" information that could be computable. (This is a SHOULD because enforcing user behavior is nearly impossible).

Data type

Annotation

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: N/A
rim: Act
workflow: Event.note
v2: RXD-9 Dispense Notes
rim: .inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ]/source[classCode=ACT,moodCode=EVN]

dosageInstruction

0..*

Dosage

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction

Short description

Dosage instruction for the dispensed medication.

Definition

Indicates how the medication is to be used by the patient.

Comments

When the dose or rate is intended to change over the entire administration period (e.g. Tapering dose prescriptions), multiple instances of dosage instructions will need to be supplied to convey the different doses/rates. The pharmacist reviews the medication order prior to dispense and updates the dosageInstruction based on the actual product being dispensed.

Data type

Dosage

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classCode=SBADM, moodCode=INT]

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.id

Short description

Unique id for inter-element referencing

Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Data type

Mappings

rim: n/a

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

Comments

Data type

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by url(Value)

Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

modifierExtension

Σ ?! C

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.modifierExtension

Short description

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

Alternate names

extensions, user content, modifiers

Definition

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

Requirements

Comments

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

sequence

0..1

integer

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.sequence

Short description

The order of the dosage instructions

Definition

Indicates the order in which the dosage instructions should be applied or interpreted.

Requirements

If the sequence number of multiple Dosages is the same, then it is implied that the instructions are to be treated as concurrent. If the sequence number is different, then the Dosages are intended to be sequential.

Comments

32 bit number; for values larger than this, use decimal

Data type

integer

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: TQ1-1
rim: .text

text

S Σ

0..1

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text

Short description

Free text dosage instructions.

Definition

Free text dosage instructions e.g. SIG.

Requirements

Free text dosage instructions can be used for cases where the instructions are too complex to code. The content of this attribute does not include the name or description of the medication. When coded instructions are present, the free text instructions may still be present for display to humans taking or administering the medication. It is expected that the text instructions will always be populated. If the dosage.timing attribute is also populated, then the dosage.text should reflect the same information as the timing. Additional information about administration or preparation of the medication should be included as text.

Comments

Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: RXO-6; RXE-21
rim: .text

additionalInstruction

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.additionalInstruction

Short description

Supplemental instruction or warnings to the patient - e.g. "with meals", "may cause drowsiness"

Definition

Supplemental instructions to the patient on how to take the medication (e.g. "with meals" or"take half to one hour before food") or warnings for the patient about the medication (e.g. "may cause drowsiness" or "avoid exposure of skin to direct sunlight or sunlamps").

Requirements

Additional instruction is intended to be coded, but where no code exists, the element could include text. For example, "Swallow with plenty of water" which might or might not be coded.

Comments

Information about administration or preparation of the medication (e.g. "infuse as rapidly as possibly via intraperitoneal port" or "immediately following drug x") should be populated in dosage.text.

Data type

SNOMEDCTAdditionalDosageInstructions (example)

Binding

A coded concept identifying additional instructions such as "take with water" or "avoid operating heavy machinery".

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXO-7
rim: .text

patientInstruction

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.patientInstruction

Short description

Patient or consumer oriented instructions

Definition

Instructions in terms that are understood by the patient or consumer.

Comments

Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size

Data type

SNOMEDCTMedicationAsNeededReasonCodes (preferred)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: RXO-7
rim: .text

timing

S Σ

0..1

Timing

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.timing

Short description

When medication should be administered.

Definition

When medication should be administered.

Requirements

The timing schedule for giving the medication to the patient. This data type allows many different expressions. For example: "Every 8 hours"; "Three times a day"; "1/2 an hour before breakfast for 10 days from 23-Dec 2011:"; "15 Oct 2013, 17 Oct 2013 and 1 Nov 2013". Sometimes, a rate can imply duration when expressed as total volume / duration (e.g. 500mL/2 hours implies a duration of 2 hours). However, when rate doesn't imply duration (e.g. 250mL/hour), then the timing.repeat.duration is needed to convey the infuse over time period.

Comments

This attribute might not always be populated while the Dosage.text is expected to be populated. If both are populated, then the Dosage.text should reflect the content of the Dosage.timing.

Data type

Timing

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: N/A
rim: QSET<TS> (GTS)
rim: .effectiveTime

asNeeded[x]

0..1

Binding

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.asNeeded[x]

Short description

Take "as needed" (for x)

Definition

Indicates whether the Medication is only taken when needed within a specific dosing schedule (Boolean option), or it indicates the precondition for taking the Medication (CodeableConcept).

Comments

Can express "as needed" without a reason by setting the Boolean = True. In this case the CodeableConcept is not populated. Or you can express "as needed" with a reason by including the CodeableConcept. In this case the Boolean is assumed to be True. If you set the Boolean to False, then the dose is given according to the schedule and is not "prn" or "as needed".

Binding

A coded concept identifying the precondition that should be met or evaluated prior to consuming or administering a medication dose. For example "pain", "30 minutes prior to sexual intercourse", "on flare-up" etc.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: TQ1-9
rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode=PRCN].target[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code="as needed"].value=boolean or codable concept

asNeededBoolean

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

asNeededCodeableConcept

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

site

0..1

CodeableConceptBinding

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.site

Short description

Body site to administer to

Definition

Body site to administer to.

Requirements

A coded specification of the anatomic site where the medication first enters the body.

Comments

If the use case requires attributes from the BodySite resource (e.g. to identify and track separately) then use the standard extension bodySite. May be a summary code, or a reference to a very precise definition of the location, or both.

Data type

Binding

A coded concept describing the site location the medicine enters into or onto the body.

UKCoreBodySite (preferred)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXR-2
rim: .approachSiteCode

route

0..1

CodeableConceptBinding

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.route

Short description

How drug should enter body

Definition

How drug should enter body.

Requirements

A code specifying the route or physiological path of administration of a therapeutic agent into or onto a patient's body.

Comments

Data type

UKCoreSubstanceOrProductAdministrationRoute (preferred)

Binding

A coded concept describing the route or physiological path of administration of a therapeutic agent into or onto the body of a subject.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXR-1
rim: .routeCode

method

0..1

CodeableConceptBinding

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.method

Short description

Technique for administering medication

Definition

Technique for administering medication.

Requirements

A coded value indicating the method by which the medication is introduced into or onto the body. Most commonly used for injections. For examples, Slow Push; Deep IV.

Comments

Terminologies used often pre-coordinate this term with the route and or form of administration.

Data type

UKCoreMedicationDosageMethod (preferred)

Binding

A coded concept describing the technique by which the medicine is administered.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXR-4
rim: .doseQuantity

doseAndRate

S Σ

0..*

Element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate

Short description

Dosage instructions for the medication.

Definition

The amount of medication administered.

Data type

Element

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: TQ1-2

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.id

Short description

Unique id for inter-element referencing

Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Data type

Mappings

rim: n/a

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

Comments

Data type

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by url(Value)

Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

type

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.type

Short description

The kind of dose or rate specified

Definition

The kind of dose or rate specified, for example, ordered or calculated.

Requirements

If the type is not populated, assume to be "ordered".

Comments

Data type

Binding

The kind of dose or rate specified.

DoseAndRateType (example)

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXO-21; RXE-23

dose[x]

S Σ

0..1

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]

Short description

Quantity of medication administered.

Definition

Amount of medication per dose.

Requirements

The amount of therapeutic or other substance given at one administration event.

Comments

Note that this specifies the quantity of the specified medication, not the quantity for each active ingredient(s). Each ingredient amount can be communicated in the Medication resource. For example, if one wants to communicate that a tablet was 375 mg, where the dose was one tablet, you can use the Medication resource to document that the tablet was comprised of 375 mg of drug XYZ. Alternatively if the dose was 375 mg, then you may only need to use the Medication resource to indicate this was a tablet. If the example were an IV such as dopamine and you wanted to communicate that 400mg of dopamine was mixed in 500 ml of some IV solution, then this would all be communicated in the Medication resource. If the administration is not intended to be instantaneous (rate is present or timing has a duration), this can be specified to convey the total amount to be administered over the period of time as indicated by the schedule e.g. 500 ml in dose, with timing used to convey that this should be done over 4 hours.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: RXO-2, RXE-3
rim: .doseQuantity

doseQuantity

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

doseRange

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

rate[x]

S Σ

0..1

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.rate[x]

Short description

Rate at which the medication is to be administered.

Definition

Amount of medication per unit of time.

Requirements

Identifies the speed with which the medication was or will be introduced into the patient. Typically the rate for an infusion e.g. 100 ml per 1 hour or 100 ml/hr. May also be expressed as a rate per unit of time e.g. 500 ml per 2 hours. Other examples: 200 mcg/min or 200 mcg/1 minute; 1 liter/8 hours. Sometimes, a rate can imply duration when expressed as total volume / duration (e.g. 500mL/2 hours implies a duration of 2 hours). However, when rate doesn't imply duration (e.g. 250mL/hour), then the timing.repeat.duration is needed to convey the infuse over time period.

Comments

It is possible to supply both a rate and a doseQuantity to provide full details about how the medication is to be administered and supplied. If the rate is intended to change over time, depending on local rules/regulations, each change should be captured as a new version of the MedicationRequest with an updated rate, or captured with a new MedicationRequest with the new rate.

It is possible to specify a rate over time (for example, 100 ml/hour) using either the rateRatio and rateQuantity. The rateQuantity approach requires systems to have the capability to parse UCUM grammer where ml/hour is included rather than a specific ratio where the time is specified as the denominator. Where a rate such as 500ml over 2 hours is specified, the use of rateRatio may be more semantically correct than specifying using a rateQuantity of 250 mg/hour.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: RXE22, RXE23, RXE-24
rim: .rateQuantity

rateQuantity

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

rateRange

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

rateRatio

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Data type

maxDosePerPeriod

Σ C

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.maxDosePerPeriod

Short description

Upper limit on medication per unit of time

Definition

Upper limit on medication per unit of time.

Requirements

The maximum total quantity of a therapeutic substance that may be administered to a subject over the period of time. For example, 1000mg in 24 hours.

Comments

This is intended for use as an adjunct to the dosage when there is an upper cap. For example "2 tablets every 4 hours to a maximum of 8/day".

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
rat-1: Numerator and denominator SHALL both be present, or both are absent. If both are absent, there SHALL be some extension present
(numerator.empty() xor denominator.exists()) and (numerator.exists() or extension.exists())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: N/A
rim: RTO
v2: RXO-23, RXE-19
rim: .maxDoseQuantity

maxDosePerAdministration

Σ C

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.maxDosePerAdministration

Short description

Upper limit on medication per administration

Definition

Upper limit on medication per administration.

Requirements

The maximum total quantity of a therapeutic substance that may be administered to a subject per administration.

Comments

This is intended for use as an adjunct to the dosage when there is an upper cap. For example, a body surface area related dose with a maximum amount, such as 1.5 mg/m2 (maximum 2 mg) IV over 5 – 10 minutes would have doseQuantity of 1.5 mg/m2 and maxDosePerAdministration of 2 mg.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
qty-3: If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present
code.empty() or system.exists()
sqty-1: The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity
comparator.empty()

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: SN (see also Range) or CQ
rim: PQ, IVL<PQ>, MO, CO, depending on the values
rim: not supported

maxDosePerLifetime

Σ C

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.maxDosePerLifetime

Short description

Upper limit on medication per lifetime of the patient

Definition

Upper limit on medication per lifetime of the patient.

Requirements

The maximum total quantity of a therapeutic substance that may be administered per lifetime of the subject.

Comments

The context of use may frequently define what kind of quantity this is and therefore what kind of units can be used. The context of use may also restrict the values for the comparator.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
qty-3: If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present
code.empty() or system.exists()
sqty-1: The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity
comparator.empty()

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: SN (see also Range) or CQ
rim: PQ, IVL<PQ>, MO, CO, depending on the values
rim: not supported

substitution

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution

Short description

Whether a substitution was performed on the dispense

Definition

Indicates whether or not substitution was made as part of the dispense. In some cases, substitution will be expected but does not happen, in other cases substitution is not expected but does happen. This block explains what substitution did or did not happen and why. If nothing is specified, substitution was not done.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classCode=SUBST, moodCode=EVN]
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.substitutionMade

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution.id

Short description

Unique id for inter-element referencing

Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Data type

Mappings

rim: n/a

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

Comments

Data type

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by url(Value)

Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

modifierExtension

Σ ?! C

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution.modifierExtension

Short description

Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized

Alternate names

extensions, user content, modifiers

Definition

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

Requirements

Comments

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: N/A

wasSubstituted

1..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution.wasSubstituted

Short description

Whether a substitution was or was not performed on the dispense

Definition

True if the dispenser dispensed a different drug or product from what was prescribed.

Data type

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
rim: .actionNegationInd

type

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution.type

Short description

Code signifying whether a different drug was dispensed from what was prescribed

Definition

A code signifying whether a different drug was dispensed from what was prescribed.

Comments

Data type

v3.ActSubstanceAdminSubstitutionCode (example)

Binding

A coded concept describing whether a different medicinal product may be dispensed other than the product as specified exactly in the prescription.

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: n/a
v2: CE/CNE/CWE
rim: CD
orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
v2: RXO-9-Allow Substitutions / RXE-9-Substitution Status
rim: .code
rx-dispense-rmim: CombinedMedicationDispense.substitutionMade.code

reason

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

MedicationDispense.substitution.reason

Short description

Why was substitution made

Definition

Indicates the reason for the substitution (or lack of substitution) from what was prescribed.

Comments

Data type