# MedicationRequest (EU core) - HL7 Europe Base and Core FHIR IG v2.0.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **MedicationRequest (EU core)**

## Resource Profile: MedicationRequest (EU core) 

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| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/medicationRequest-eu-core | *Version*:2.0.0 | |
| * Standards status: *[Trial-use](http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](http://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#maturity): 2 | *Computable Name*:MedicationRequestEuCore |
| **Copyright/Legal**: Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0). | | |

 
This profile introduces essential constraints and extensions for the MedicationRequest resource that apply across multiple use cases. 

**Usages:**

* Examples for this Profile: [MedicationRequest/400C-prescription-cefuroxime-singleline](MedicationRequest-400C-prescription-cefuroxime-singleline.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.eu.base-r5|current/StructureDefinition/medicationRequest-eu-core)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-medicationRequest-eu-core.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-medicationRequest-eu-core.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-medicationRequest-eu-core.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "medicationRequest-eu-core",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/medicationRequest-eu-core",
  "version" : "2.0.0",
  "name" : "MedicationRequestEuCore",
  "title" : "MedicationRequest (EU core)",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2026-04-27T22:41:19+03:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 Europe",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "HL7 Europe",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.eu"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This profile introduces essential constraints and extensions for the MedicationRequest resource that apply across multiple use cases.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "150",
      "display" : "Europe"
    }]
  }],
  "copyright" : "Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0).",
  "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "workflow",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/workflow",
    "name" : "Workflow Pattern"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "script10.6",
    "uri" : "http://ncpdp.org/SCRIPT10_6",
    "name" : "Mapping to NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 V2 Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "MedicationRequest",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationRequest",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "MedicationRequest",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.language",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.language",
      "short" : "Language of the request"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.identifier",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.identifier",
      "short" : "Business identifier for this request"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.groupIdentifier",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.groupIdentifier",
      "short" : "Group identifier"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.status",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.status",
      "short" : "Current state of the order"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.statusReason",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.statusReason",
      "short" : "Reason for current status of the order"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.intent",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.intent",
      "short" : "Order, proposal or plan"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.category",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.category",
      "short" : "Category of the medication request"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.medication",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.medication",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "CodeableReference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/medication-eu-core"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.subject",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.subject",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.authoredOn",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.authoredOn",
      "short" : "Date when the request was authored"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.requester",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.requester",
      "short" : "The individual responsible for ordering the medication",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/practitioner-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/practitionerRole-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.eu/fhir/base-r5/StructureDefinition/organization-eu-core",
        "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.reason",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.reason",
      "short" : "Reason or indication for this prescription",
      "binding" : {
        "extension" : [{
          "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
          "valueString" : "MedicationRequestReason"
        }],
        "strength" : "example",
        "description" : "A coded concept indicating why the medication was ordered.",
        "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-code",
        "additional" : [{
          "purpose" : "preferred",
          "valueSet" : "http://terminology.ehdsi.eu/ValueSet/eHDSIIllnessandDisorder",
          "documentation" : "MyHealth@EU crossborder value set for diagnoses. Based on WHO ICD 10."
        }]
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.note.text",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.note.text",
      "short" : "Textual note about the request"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.effectiveDosePeriod",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.effectiveDosePeriod",
      "short" : "Period over which the medication should be taken."
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction",
      "short" : "How the medication should be taken."
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.text",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.text",
      "short" : "Free text dosage instructions"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing",
      "short" : "Administration schedule"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.duration",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.duration",
      "short" : "Duration of the treatment"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.frequency",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.frequency",
      "short" : "Frequency times per period"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.period",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.period",
      "short" : "Duration of time over which repetitions are to occur"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.periodUnit",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.repeat.periodUnit",
      "short" : "Unit of the period (e.g. day)"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.code",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing.code",
      "short" : "A code for the timing schedule."
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.route",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.route",
      "short" : "Route of administration"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "type",
          "path" : "$this"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]:doseQuantity",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x]",
      "sliceName" : "doseQuantity",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Quantity",
        "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.extension",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.extension",
      "slicing" : {
        "discriminator" : [{
          "type" : "value",
          "path" : "url"
        }],
        "ordered" : false,
        "rules" : "open"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.extension:prescribedQuantity",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.extension",
      "sliceName" : "prescribedQuantity",
      "short" : "Overall amount of product prescribed, independent from the number of repeats.",
      "definition" : "When Medication resource implies a pack size, prescribedQuantity should convey number of packages. When the Medication does not imply an amount, overall amount could be in tablets or millilitres.",
      "min" : 0,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Extension",
        "profile" : ["https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/ihe-ext-medicationrequest-prescribedQuantity"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.dispenseInterval",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.dispenseInterval",
      "short" : "Interval between dispenses"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.validityPeriod",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.validityPeriod",
      "short" : "Validity period of the dispense request"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.numberOfRepeatsAllowed",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.numberOfRepeatsAllowed",
      "short" : "Number of repeats allowed"
    },
    {
      "id" : "MedicationRequest.substitution",
      "path" : "MedicationRequest.substitution",
      "short" : "Whether substitution is allowed"
    }]
  }
}

```
