NextGen Healthcare · Schema
MedicationDispense
Dispensing a medication to a named patient
HealthcareUnited StatesElectronic Health RecordsFHIRHL7InteroperabilitySMART on FHIRUSCDIBulk FHIRPatient Access21st Century Cures
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| resourceType | string | The type of the FHIR resource (should be 'MedicationDispense') |
| id | string | The id of the resource with prefix values HX | VS | LR with hyphen.Example HX-123 |
| meta | object | Metadata about the resource |
| status | string | preparation | in-progress | cancelled | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | declined | unknown |
| medicationCodeableConcept | object | Coded form of the medication being dispensed (e.g., RxNorm) |
| subject | object | |
| performer | array | Who performed the dispense |
| type | object | |
| quantity | object | |
| whenHandedOver | string | When product was given out or mailed |
| dosageInstruction | array |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nextgen-healthcare/main/json-schema/nextgen-healthcare-medication-dispense-schema.json",
"title": "MedicationDispense",
"description": "Dispensing a medication to a named patient",
"x-generated": "2026-10-12",
"x-method": "derived",
"x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
"x-source": "openapi/nextgen-healthcare-medicationdispense-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/MedicationDispense",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"resourceType": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The type of the FHIR resource (should be 'MedicationDispense')"
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The id of the resource with prefix values HX | VS | LR with hyphen.Example HX-123"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Metadata about the resource",
"properties": {
"profile": {
"description": "Profiles this resource claims to conform to",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"required": [
"profile"
]
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "preparation | in-progress | cancelled | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | declined | unknown"
},
"medicationCodeableConcept": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Coded form of the medication being dispensed (e.g., RxNorm)",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The identification of the code system (e.g., RxNorm)"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The code itself from the code system"
},
"display": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Representation defined by the system"
}
},
"required": [
"system",
"code",
"display"
]
}
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Plain text representation of the concept"
}
},
"required": [
"coding"
]
},
"subject": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"reference": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The patient for whom the medication is dispensed"
}
},
"required": [
"reference"
]
},
"performer": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Who performed the dispense",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"actor": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"reference": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Reference to the performer resource"
}
},
"required": [
"reference"
]
}
},
"required": [
"actor"
]
}
},
"type": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Type of medication dispense (e.g. Trial fill, partial fill, emergency fill, etc.)",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Code system for the type (e.g., http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode)"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Code for the type of dispense"
},
"display": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Representation defined by the system"
}
},
"required": [
"system",
"code",
"display"
]
}
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Plain text representation of the concept"
}
},
"required": [
"coding"
]
},
"quantity": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Amount dispensed"
},
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Unit defined by the system"
},
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Code system for the unit(e.g. http://unitsofmeasure.org)"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "UCUM code for the unit"
}
},
"required": [
"value",
"unit",
"system",
"code"
]
},
"whenHandedOver": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "When product was given out or mailed"
},
"dosageInstruction": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"description": "How the medication is to be used by the patient or administered by the caregiver",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Free text dosage instructions e.g. SIG"
},
"timing": {
"type": "object",
"description": "When medication should be administered",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Timing code for when medication should be administered",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
},
"display": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Representation defined by the system"
}
}
}
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "TimingAbbreviation defined by system (e.g. - BID | TID | QID | AM | PM | QD | QOD)"
}
},
"required": [
"coding"
]
}
}
},
"doseAndRate": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Amount of medication administered",
"properties": {
"doseQuantity": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Amount of medication per dose"
},
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Unit defined by the system"
},
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Code system for the unit (e.g. http://unitsofmeasure.org)"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "UCUM code for the unit"
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"doseQuantity"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"timing",
"doseAndRate"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"resourceType",
"id",
"meta",
"status",
"medicationCodeableConcept",
"subject",
"performer",
"type",
"quantity",
"whenHandedOver",
"dosageInstruction"
]
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