MedicationRequest

Ordering of medication for patient or group.

An order or request for both supply of the medication and the instructions for administration of the medication to a patient. The resource is called MedicationRequest rather than MedicationPrescription or MedicationOrder to generalize the use across inpatient and outpatient settings, including care plans, etc., and to harmonize with workflow patterns.

When request was initially authored.

What request fulfills.

Type of medication usage.

Created during encounter/admission/stay.

Protocol or definition.

Clinical Issue with action.

Medication supply authorization.

How the medication should be taken.

A list of events of interest in the lifecycle.

Composite request this is part of.

External ids for this request.

Whether the request is a proposal, plan, or an original order.

Medication to be taken.

Medication to be taken.

Information about the prescription.

An order/prescription that is being replaced.

Indicates how quickly the Medication Request should be addressed with respect to other requests.

Reason or indication for writing the prescription.

Condition or Observation that supports why the prescription is being written.

Person who entered the request.

Who/What requested the Request.

A code specifying the current state of the order. Generally this will be active or completed state.

Who or group medication request is for.

Any restrictions on medication substitution.

Information to support ordering of the medication.

Convenience initializer, taking all required properties as arguments.

Convenience initializer, taking all required properties as arguments.

Undocumented