| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|
  EHDSMedicationPrescription | | 0..* | EHDSMedicationPrescription | Medication prescription model |
 header | | | | |
 subject | O | 1..1 | EHDSPatient | The person for whom the medication is prescribed/ordered. [Used for searching] |
| identifier | O | 1..* | Identifier | Business identifier(s) for the prescription. [Used for searching] |
| author[x] | O | 1..* | EHDSHealthProfessional, EHDSOrganisation | The prescriber, the person who made the prescription, and who takes the responsibility for the treatment. [Used for searching] |
| date | O | 1..1 | dateTime | Time of issuing (signing) the prescription by health care professional. [Used for searching] |
 status | O | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Status of authorisation for dispensing the prescription items. This should not be the status of treatment. For a multiple-item prescription, this conveys the aggregate status of the entire prescription. In case of a single-item prescription, prescriptionItem.status shall be the same as EHDSMedicationPrescription.header.status. [Used for searching] |
| presentedForm | O | 0..* | EHDSAttachment | Entire prescription as issued. Various formats could be provided, PDF format is recommended. |
| prescriptionItem | O | 1..* | Base | Prescription line for one medication. In many countries, only one item is allowed and there shall be no expectation to be able to manage multiple items. In case multiple medications are allowed, all items need to be authored together. |
 identifier | O | 1..* | Identifier | Identifier for a single item on prescription, if exists. In case of single-item prescription, this identifier is typically the same as prescription identifier. [Used for searching] |
| status | O | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Status of a single item of a multi-item prescription. In case of single-item prescriptions, the status of prescription has the same meaning as the status of the item. [Used for searching] |
| medication | O | 1..1 | EHDSMedication | Prescribed product, branded, generic, virtual, extemporal, etc |
| quantityPrescribed | O | 0..1 | Quantity | Overall quantity of prescribed product (e.g number of packages or number of tablets). |
| dosageInstructions | O | 1..1 | EHDSDosage | Dosage and administration instructions |
| validityPeriod | O | 0..1 | Period | The period over which the prescription is considered valid and dispensable. validityPeriod.start is, if missing, is assumed to be the date of issuing the prescription. |
| substitution | O | 0..1 | Base | Whether and which type of substitution is allowed for this prescription. The legislation in the country of dispense applies, e.g. if this information is missing. |
| allowed[x] | O | 0..1 | boolean, CodeableConcept | Whether and to what extent substitution is allowed. |
| note | O | 0..1 | string | Additional information or comments, e.g. message to the dispenser |
Documentation for this format |