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Extension: Extension dispenserInstruction
| Official URL: http://resepti.kanta.fi/fhir/StructureDefinition/extension/dispenserInstruction | Version: 1.0.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2026-10-28 | Computable Name: DispenserInstruction | |||
Message to the pharmacy. Source
dispenserInstruction extension is used in the dispenseRequest element of the MedicationRequest resource.
Context of Use
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Element ID:
MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest
This extension may be used on the following element(s)
Usage info
Usages:
- Use this Extension: EraMedicationListMedicationRequest and MedicationListMedicationRequest
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Formal Views of Extension Content
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..* | Extension | Message to the pharmacy | |
  id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
 extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://resepti.kanta.fi/fhir/StructureDefinition/extension/dispenserInstruction" | |
 value[x] |
1..1 | string | Message to the pharmacy | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..* | Extension | Message to the pharmacy | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://resepti.kanta.fi/fhir/StructureDefinition/extension/dispenserInstruction" | |
| value[x] |
1..1 | string | Message to the pharmacy | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
Constraints
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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