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Real-world prescription example
{
"resourceType": "MedicationPrescription",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>\n <p>\n <b>Generated Narrative</b>\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>identifier</b>: order9845343 (official)\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>dateWritten</b>: 1-May 2011\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>status</b>: active\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>patient</b>: P. van den Heuvel\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>prescriber</b>: S.M. Heps\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>encounter</b>: encounter who leads to this priscription\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>reason[x]</b>: \n <span title=\"Codes: {http://snomed.info/sct 444780001}\">High glucose level in blood</span>\n </p>\n <p>\n <b>medication</b>: prescribed medication\n </p>\n <h3>DosageInstructions</h3>\n <table class=\"grid\">\n <tr>\n <td>\n <b>Text</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>AdditionalInstructions</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>Timing[x]</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>AsNeeded[x]</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>Site</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>Route</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>Method</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>DoseQuantity</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>Rate</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>MaxDosePerPeriod</b>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td> </td>\n <td> </td>\n <td>Starting 1-May 2011 --> (ongoing), 3 per 1 days</td>\n <td> </td>\n <td>\n <span title=\"Codes: {http://snomed.info/sct 181220002}\">Entire oral cavity</span>\n </td>\n <td>\n <span title=\"Codes: {http://snomed.info/sct 386359008}\">Administration of drug or medicament via oral route</span>\n </td>\n <td> </td>\n <td>500 mg</td>\n <td> </td>\n <td> </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n <h3>Dispenses</h3>\n <table class=\"grid\">\n <tr>\n <td>\n <b>Medication</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>ValidityPeriod</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>NumberOfRepeatsAllowed</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>Quantity</b>\n </td>\n <td>\n <b>ExpectedSupplyDuration</b>\n </td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td> </td>\n <td>1-May 2011 --> (ongoing)</td>\n <td> </td>\n <td>90 46992007</td>\n <td> </td>\n </tr>\n </table>\n </div>"
},
"identifier": [
{
"use": "official",
"system": "http://www.bmc.nl/portal/prescriptions",
"value": "order9845343"
}
],
"dateWritten": "2011-05-01",
"status": "active",
"patient": {
"reference": "Patient/f001",
"display": "P. van den Heuvel"
},
"prescriber": {
"reference": "Practitioner/f007",
"display": "S.M. Heps"
},
"encounter": {
"reference": "Encounter/f002",
"display": "encounter who leads to this priscription"
},
"reasonCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "444780001",
"display": "High glucose level in blood"
}
]
},
"medication": {
"reference": "Medication/f003",
"display": "prescribed medication"
},
"dosageInstruction": [
{
"timingSchedule": {
"event": [
{
"start": "2011-05-01"
}
],
"repeat": {
"frequency": 3,
"duration": 1,
"units": "d"
}
},
"site": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "181220002",
"display": "Entire oral cavity"
}
]
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "386359008",
"display": "Administration of drug or medicament via oral route"
}
]
},
"doseQuantity": {
"value": 500,
"units": "mg",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "mg"
}
}
],
"dispense": {
"validityPeriod": {
"start": "2011-05-01"
},
"quantity": {
"value": 90,
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "46992007"
}
}
}