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Example MedicationDispense/meddisp0337 (JSON)

Responsible Owner: Pharmacy Work GroupStandards Status: InformativeCompartments: Encounter, Group, Patient, Practitioner

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Dispense with the authorizing prescription contained, showing the authorized repeats (Pulmicort, 5 repeats, third supply)

{
  "resourceType" : "MedicationDispense",
  "id" : "meddisp0337",
  "contained" : [{
    "resourceType" : "MedicationRequest",
    "id" : "rx",
    "status" : "active",
    "intent" : "order",
    "medication" : {
      "concept" : {
        "text" : "Pulmicort Turbuhaler 400 microgram/actuation inhalation (budesonide)"
      }
    },
    "subject" : {
      "reference" : "Patient/pat1",
      "display" : "Donald Duck"
    },
    "authoredOn" : "2026-03-02",
    "requester" : {
      "reference" : "Practitioner/f007"
    },
    "dosageInstruction" : {
      "step" : [{
        "component" : [{
          "text" : "1 inhalation twice daily"
        }]
      }]
    },
    "dispenseRequest" : {
      "numberOfRepeatsAllowed" : 5,
      "quantity" : {
        "value" : 1,
        "unit" : "inhaler",
        "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
        "code" : "{inhaler}"
      }
    }
  }],
  "status" : "completed",
  "medication" : {
    "concept" : {
      "text" : "Pulmicort Turbuhaler 400 microgram/actuation inhalation (budesonide)"
    }
  },
  "subject" : {
    "reference" : "Patient/pat1",
    "display" : "Donald Duck"
  },
  "performer" : [{
    "actor" : {
      "reference" : "Practitioner/f006"
    }
  }],
  "authorizingPrescription" : [{
    "reference" : "#rx"
  }],
  "type" : {
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode",
      "code" : "RF",
      "display" : "Refill"
    }]
  },
  "quantity" : {
    "value" : 1,
    "unit" : "inhaler",
    "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code" : "{inhaler}"
  },
  "daysSupply" : {
    "value" : 30,
    "unit" : "Day",
    "system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code" : "d"
  },
  "fillNumber" : 3,
  "whenHandedOver" : "2026-05-04T11:00:00+10:00",
  "note" : [{
    "text" : "Third supply against the prescription: the original supply and the 2nd of the 5 authorized repeats. 3 repeats remain."
  }],
  "dosageInstruction" : {
    "step" : [{
      "component" : [{
        "text" : "1 inhalation twice daily"
      }]
    }]
  }
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.