# Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/electronic-prescription-service-fhir-api/  
**Provider:** NHS Digital — https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/  
**Base URL:** https://api.service.nhs.uk/electronic-prescriptions  
**Documentation:** https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/electronic-prescription-service-fhir

Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API is one of 23 APIs that [NHS Digital](https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Prescriptions, Medications, FHIR, and Pharmacy. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Transmit electronic prescriptions between prescribers and community dispensers. Prescribers can create, encode, and cancel prescriptions; dispensers can download prescriptions, manage dispense notifications, and submit claims to the NHS Business Services Authority.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/electronic-prescription-service-fhir
- **github** — https://github.com/NHSDigital/electronic-prescription-service-api

## Other NHS Digital APIs (12)

- [Personal Demographics Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/personal-demographics-service-fhir-api/)
- [Summary Care Record - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/summary-care-record-fhir-api/)
- [National Record Locator - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/national-record-locator-fhir-api/)
- [Booking and Referral - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/booking-and-referral-fhir-api/)
- [GP Connect Appointment Management - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/gp-connect-appointment-management-fhir-api/)
- [e-Referral Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/e-referral-service-fhir-api/)
- [Immunisation History - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/immunisation-history-fhir-api/)
- [NHS App API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-app-api/)
- [Directory of Healthcare Services (Service Search) API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/directory-of-healthcare-services-service-search-api/)
- [NHS Login API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/nhs-login-api/)
- [Spine Directory Service - FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/spine-directory-service-fhir-api/)
- [Health Research Data Catalogue API](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/health-research-data-catalogue-api/)

## Tags

Prescriptions, Medications, FHIR, Pharmacy

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/nhs-digital/electronic-prescription-service-fhir-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/nhs-digital/.