NP Core MedicationAdministration

Sets minimum expectations for representing the administration of a medication dose to a patient in Nepal.

Canonical URL: http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-medicationadministration
Resource / type: MedicationAdministration
Based on: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationAdministration
Claim conformance: Put the canonical URL in meta.profile of each instance.

Required elements

“Always” means the element must be present in every instance. Otherwise it is required only when its parent element is present.

Element	Card.	When
`MedicationAdministration.status` in-progress \| not-done \| on-hold \| completed \| entered-in-error \| stopped \| unknown	1..1	Always
`MedicationAdministration.medication[x]` What was administered	1..1	Always
`MedicationAdministration.subject` Who received medication	1..1	Always
`MedicationAdministration.effective[x]` Start and end time of administration	1..1	Always
`MedicationAdministration.performer.actor` Who performed the medication administration	1..1	If parent present

Must-support elements

If your system has this data it SHALL send it, and receivers SHALL process it. Must-support does not by itself make an element mandatory.

MedicationAdministration.status
MedicationAdministration.medication[x]
MedicationAdministration.medication[x]:medicationReference
MedicationAdministration.medication[x]:medicationCodeableConcept
MedicationAdministration.subject
MedicationAdministration.effective[x]
MedicationAdministration.performer
MedicationAdministration.dosage

Terminology bindings

required: codes SHALL come from the value set · extensible: use the value set if a suitable code exists · preferred / example: guidance only.

Element	Strength	Value set
`MedicationAdministration.language`	preferred	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages
`MedicationAdministration.status`	required	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-admin-status
`MedicationAdministration.statusReason`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reason-medication-not-given-codes
`MedicationAdministration.category`	preferred	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-admin-category
`MedicationAdministration.medication[x]`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-codes
`MedicationAdministration.medication[x]:medicationCodeableConcept`	preferred	Nepal Drug Value Set http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/ValueSet/nepal-drug-vs
`MedicationAdministration.performer.function`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/med-admin-perform-function
`MedicationAdministration.reasonCode`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reason-medication-given-codes
`MedicationAdministration.dosage.site`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/approach-site-codes
`MedicationAdministration.dosage.route`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/route-codes
`MedicationAdministration.dosage.method`	example	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administration-method-codes

Official examples

MedicationAdministration/ExampleNPCoreMedicationAdministration

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{
  "resourceType": "MedicationAdministration",
  "id": "ExampleNPCoreMedicationAdministration",
  "meta": {
    "profile": [
      "http://fhir.digitalhealth.gov.np/core/StructureDefinition/np-core-medicationadministration"
    ]
  },
  "status": "completed",
  "medicationReference": {
    "reference": "Medication/ExampleNPCoreMedication"
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/ExampleNPCorePatient"
  },
  "context": {
    "reference": "Encounter/ExampleNPCoreEncounter"
  },
  "effectiveDateTime": "2026-05-10T09:15:00+05:45",
  "performer": [
    {
      "actor": {
        "reference": "Practitioner/ExampleNPCorePractitioner"
      }
    }
  ],
  "reasonReference": [
    {
      "reference": "Condition/ExampleNPCoreCondition"
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "reference": "MedicationRequest/ExampleNPCoreMedicationRequest"
  },
  "dosage": {
    "text": "5 mg tablet orally",
    "route": {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
          "code": "26643006",
          "display": "Oral route"
        }
      ]
    },
    "dose": {
      "value": 5,
      "unit": "mg",
      "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
      "code": "mg"
    }
  }
}

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