This resource is primarily used for the identification and definition of a medication for the purposes of prescribing, dispensing, and administering a medication as well as for making statements about medication use.

Indicates that a medication product is to be or has been dispensed for a named person/patient. This includes a description of the medication product (supply) provided and the instructions for administering the medication. The medication dispense is the result of a pharmacy system responding to a medication order.

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.

A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, payer/insurer, etc.

Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.

This profile defines a practitioner structure that localises core concepts, including identifiers and terminology, for use in an Australian context.

This field should be populated with the jurisidtional reference number provided for the provision of certain controlled substances. Eg. NSW - The authorisation reference number, VIC/ACT/WA - Permit or Warrant number, QLD - appoval number

This field is populated by the ePrescribing conformant system to indicate the conformance ID of the software creating the prescription. This ID is persisted throughout the chain of Prescriptions by Dispensing Software when creating subsequent repeat prescriptions in the chain. The Conformance ID is a text string of no more than 36 printable characters containing a text string representing the Product Name, a single character delimiter (“|”) and an alpha-numeric string representing the Software Product Version

This field is populated by the ePrescribing conformant system to indicate the conformance ID of the software creating the Repeat Authorisation. The Conformance ID is a text string of no more than 36 printable characters containing a text string representing the Product Name, a single character delimiter (“|”) and an alpha-numeric string representing the Software Product Version

This field is populated with the unique resource identifier URL for the prescription in ePrescribing.

Description of extemporaneous item (e.g. Olive Oil 10% in Aqueous Cream).

Emergency Supply is an element that indicates if the prescription is a intended as a reconciliation for an existing owing supply at a pharmacy. Default to False unless prescriber indicates emergency supply in which case value is True

true or false. Flag to denote if item is written extemporaneously/custom preperation (e.g. Olive Oil 10% in Aqueous Cream)

Maximum Quantity Authorised to dispense (in words). This should be the alphabetical representation of the numerical quantity. This is only required for controlled drugs per jurisdication reuqirements.

The state of the entire MedChart

The type of Medchart

Prescriber to supply this information about how many supplies of the item are permitted within chart active period.'0' = indefinite supplies allowed.

This is a read only information provided by eRx for Dispenser where they can know how many supplies are already done.

Indicated if the Medchart item requires a prescription in order to be dispensed. If the value against an item is True, the item cannot be dispensed directly by the dispensing software.

Indicated if the Medchart item should be added to MyHR.

Medchart Medication Start Date

Medchart Medication End Date

Medchart Chart Start Date

Medchart Chart End Date

This field is populated by the PES conformant system to indicate the conformance ID of the PES where Original prescription by prescriber is uploaded. This ID is persisted throughout the chain of Prescriptions by Dispensing Software when creating subsequent repeat prescriptions in the chain. The Conformance ID is a text string of no more than 36 printable characters containing a text string representing the Product Name, a single character delimiter (“|”) and an alpha-numeric string representing the Software Product Version.

The Patient Bed

The Patient Ward

The Practitioner's initials

Privacy statement to be added as a field uploaded against the prescription (currently printed on paper). Originally string to include full text of privacy statement. Recent change from ADHA to have this as True/False set by presciber. When True, set text will display against the rendered URI in public webpage

Describes if item is a private (non-PBS) item. True or false. If item is a PBS item but prescribed privately, this field should be TRUE, and field PBSCode should be populated.

Quantity field for prescribing systems that use unusual values (quantity should normaly be provided in the Quantity field unless advised otherwise)

This field is populated by the ePrescribing conformant system to indicate the conformance ID of the software creating the Repeat Authorisation. The Conformance ID is a text string of no more than 36 printable characters containing a text string representing the Product Name, a single character delimiter (“|”) and an alpha-numeric string representing the Software Product Version.

This field indicates the conformance ID of the PES from where prescription is downloaded by Dispense system. This ID is NOT persisted throughout the chain of Prescriptions by Dispensing Software. The Conformance ID is a text string of no more than 36 printable characters containing a text string representing the Product Name, a single character delimiter (“|”) and an alpha-numeric string representing the Software Product Version.

Australian Schedule for medicine e.g. 3, 4, 8

Flag to denote item is an unlisted repat authority (V99F). true or false

Item written by Brand/Trade name or generically. B=Brand, G=Generic.

Where an unusual dose for the medicine is indicated, this must be emphasies by setting the unusual dose flag to true (any dose outside the recommended therapeutic levels.

Currently defined as any quantity that differs from PBS quantity. true or false.

Upload Consent

The prescribed medication strength.

Description for items dispensed. Allows for items which need descriptions like “Olive Oil 10% in Aqueous Cream”

Pharmacy approval number which first processed the original script (as per repeat form) - Supply 1.

Local Dispense Identifier which first processed the original script (as per repeat form) - Supply 1.

The Prescribing Software Vendor

The Dispensing Software Vendor

Choice of value: Packed, Additional, When Required, Short Course.

Item Frequency can be defined as SIGS or short descriptions (e.g. BD,QID,TID, Once Only, 6Dosge/24 Hrs)

Four digits for 24 hr times seperated by comma (e.g. 0800,1300,1730,2100)