This page is part of the HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense (v0.1.0-ballot: STU 1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Scope and Content

The scope of this implementation guide is Medication Prescription and Dispense in the European Context. It is coherent with the European eHN Guidelines and preparatory EHDS work.

This implementation guide is designed to be a flexible basis for national specifications as well as crossborder services.

The EHDS regulation defines the priority categories with the following scope restrictions:

• the prescription is for a medicinal product,
• the prescription is issued by a health professional,
• the prescription is issued for a patient,
• the medication is dispensed by a pharmacy (including online pharmacy),
• the medication is dispensed to a natural person.

While the implementation guide is focusing on the scope mandated by EHDS, it remains flexible to accommodate neighbouring use cases (hospital medication, dispensation by a device, etc) that may benefit from using the same guide as their base.