---
type: "codesystem"
title: "MedicationRequest dispenser instructions"
codesystem: "medicationrequest-dispenser-instructions"
---
# MedicationRequest dispenser instructions

- **Official URL**: http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-dispenser-instructions
- **Version**: 6.0.0
- **Status**: active
- **Name**: MedicationRequestDispenserInstructions
- **Title**: MedicationRequest dispenser instructions
- **Description**: MedicationRequest dispenser instructions
- **Case Sensitive**: true
- **Content**: complete

## Concepts

| Code | Display | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dispense-as-written | Dispenser as written | Medication should be dispensed exactly as indicated in the request. |
| split-pack-allowed | Split pack allowed | Split pack allowed. |
| counsel-patient | Counsel patient | Dispenser should provide counseling to the patient. |
| additional-monitoring-required | Additional monitoring required | Flag that extra monitoring is needed when dispensing. |

## CodeSystem XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="medicationrequest-dispenser-instructions"/>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="phx"/>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-dispenser-instructions"/>
  <version value="6.0.0"/>
  <name value="MedicationRequestDispenserInstructions"/>
  <title value="MedicationRequest dispenser instructions"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <description value="MedicationRequest dispenser instructions"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medicationrequest-dispenser-instructions"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="dispense-as-written"/>
    <display value="Dispenser as written"/>
    <definition value="Medication should be dispensed exactly as indicated in the request."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="split-pack-allowed"/>
    <display value="Split pack allowed"/>
    <definition value="Split pack allowed."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="counsel-patient"/>
    <display value="Counsel patient"/>
    <definition value="Dispenser should provide counseling to the patient."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="additional-monitoring-required"/>
    <display value="Additional monitoring required"/>
    <definition value="Flag that extra monitoring is needed when dispensing."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>
```