<status value="active" /> <date value="2024-07-11" /> <publisher value="HL7 UK" /> <contact> <name value="HL7 UK" /> <telecom> <system value="email" /> <value value="ukcore@hl7.org.uk" /> <use value="work" /> <rank value="1" /> </telecom> </contact> <description value="This profile defines the UK constraints and extensions on the International FHIR resource [MedicationDispense](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/MedicationDispense.html)." /> <purpose value="This profile covers the supply of medications to a patient. Examples include dispensing and pick-up from an outpatient or community pharmacy, dispensing patient-specific medications from inpatient pharmacy to ward, as well as issuing a single dose from ward stock to a patient for consumption. 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You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." /> <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" /> <kind value="resource" /> <abstract value="false" /> <type value="MedicationDispense" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationDispense" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <differential> <element id="MedicationDispense.identifier"> <path value="MedicationDispense.identifier" /> <short value="Allows the resource to be referenced within / by other resources." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.status"> <path value="MedicationDispense.status" /> <short value="A code that describes the status of the dispensing event." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.medication[x]"> <path value="MedicationDispense.medication[x]" /> <short value="What medication was supplied." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationCode" /> </binding> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.subject"> <path value="MedicationDispense.subject" /> <short value="Identifies the patient." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.performer"> <path value="MedicationDispense.performer" /> <short value="Who or what performed the dispensing event." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.type"> <path value="MedicationDispense.type" /> <binding> <strength value="extensible" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationSupplyType" /> </binding> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.quantity"> <path value="MedicationDispense.quantity" /> <short value="Quantity of medication dispensed." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.whenPrepared"> <path value="MedicationDispense.whenPrepared" /> <short value="Timestamp for when the medication was prepared." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction" /> <short value="Dosage instruction for the dispensed medication." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.text" /> <short value="Free text dosage instructions." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.timing"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.timing" /> <short value="When medication should be administered." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.asNeeded[x]"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.asNeeded[x]" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> </binding> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.site"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.site" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-BodySite" /> </binding> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.route"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.route" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-SubstanceOrProductAdministrationRoute" /> </binding> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.method"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.method" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationDosageMethod" /> </binding> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate" /> <short value="Dosage instructions for the medication." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]" /> <short value="Quantity of medication administered." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.rate[x]"> <path value="MedicationDispense.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.rate[x]" /> <short value="Rate at which the medication is to be administered." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>