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MedicationDispense

FHIR MedicationDispense resource

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MedicationDispense is the FHIR resource that records a medication supplied to a patient, typically by a pharmacy against a prescription, with quantity, days' supply and dosage instructions.

It sits between MedicationRequest (what was ordered) and MedicationAdministration (what was actually taken or given), and is the usual record of an ePrescription being filled.

Official source

FHIR R4 MedicationDispense

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