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Repeat Prescriptions

Patients can request repeat prescriptions through the patient-facing API's. Currently, this functionality is implemented as a simple copy of the existing prescription, with a new period of use attached to it.

Listing prescriptions​

To list prescriptions, a GET request should be made to the <TENANT_BASE_URL>/fhir/R4/Patient/<PATIENT_ID>/MedicationRequest endpoint.

  • status
    The status of the prescriptions to list.
  • code
    The medication code to list prescriptions for. Valid systems are HPK, GPK, PRK, and ATC.
  • date
    The date of the prescriptions to list.
    For example, date=ge2025-01-01 will list all prescriptions that were requested or active on or after January 1st, 2025.
  • _profile
    This can be set to https://meditools.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/PatientRepeatablePrescription to only retrieve repeatable prescriptions.
    If this is not set, some of the prescriptions that might not be repeatable will be included in the response.

Repeating a prescription​

To repeat a prescription, first an existing prescription needs to be identified.

Given the prescription ID, a POST request should be made to the custom FHIR operation at <TENANT_BASE_URL>/fhir/R4/Patient/<PATIENT_ID>/MedicationRequest/<PRESCRIPTION_ID>/$renew-by-patient Data should be POSTed to the endpoint, the body of which should be a Parameters resource containing the following parameters:

  • effective-period
    The period of use for the new prescription.
    N.B. this period should be the same length as the original prescription.

require-review [optional, default true]\

Whether the new prescription requires a review by a practitioner.