description: This profile defines the UK constraints and extensions on the International FHIR resource [MedicationRequest](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/MedicationRequest.html).
package_name: fhir.r4.ukcore.stu2
derivation: constraint
name: UKCoreMedicationRequest
type: MedicationRequest
elements:
  category:
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationRequestCategory'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 4
  substitution:
    mustSupport: true
    index: 26
    elements:
      allowed:
        choices: []
        index: 28
  dispenseRequest:
    mustSupport: true
    index: 24
    elements:
      quantity: {mustSupport: true, index: 25}
  authoredOn: {mustSupport: true, index: 8}
  extension:
    type: Extension
    url: https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-MedicationRepeatInformation
    index: 0
    slicing:
      slices:
        medicationRepeatInformation:
          match: {}
          schema: {type: Extension, url: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-MedicationRepeatInformation', index: 0}
  requester: {mustSupport: true, index: 9}
  status: {mustSupport: true, index: 2}
  dosageInstruction:
    mustSupport: true
    index: 11
    elements:
      text: {mustSupport: true, index: 12}
      timing: {mustSupport: true, index: 13}
      asNeeded:
        choices: []
        index: 15
      site:
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-BodySite'}
        index: 16
      route:
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-SubstanceOrProductAdministrationRoute'}
        index: 17
      method:
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationDosageMethod'}
        index: 18
      doseAndRate:
        mustSupport: true
        index: 19
        elements:
          dose:
            mustSupport: true
            choices: []
            index: 21
          rate:
            mustSupport: true
            choices: []
            index: 23
  identifier: {mustSupport: true, index: 1}
  intent: {mustSupport: true, index: 3}
  courseOfTherapyType:
    short: A course of therapy for a medication request
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-MedicationRequestCourseOfTherapy'}
    index: 10
  subject: {mustSupport: true, index: 7}
  medication:
    mustSupport: true
    choices: []
    index: 6
package_version: 2.0.1
extensions:
  medicationRepeatInformation: {url: 'https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-MedicationRepeatInformation', type: Extension, index: 0}
class: profile
kind: resource
url: https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/UKCore-MedicationRequest
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationRequest
version: 2.5.0
required: [substitution]