---
type: "search-params"
title: "MedicationDispense Search Parameters"
resource: "MedicationDispense"
---
# MedicationDispense Search Parameters

<a id="code"></a>

## code
**Description:** Returns dispenses of this medicine code

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.medication.concept

**Path:** MedicationDispense.medication.concept

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-code


<a id="destination"></a>

## destination
**Description:** Returns dispenses that should be sent to a specific destination

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.destination

**Path:** MedicationDispense.destination

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-destination


<a id="encounter"></a>

## encounter
**Description:** Returns dispenses with a specific encounter

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.encounter

**Path:** MedicationDispense.encounter

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-encounter


<a id="identifier"></a>

## identifier
**Description:** Returns dispenses with this external identifier

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.identifier

**Path:** MedicationDispense.identifier

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-identifier


<a id="medication"></a>

## medication
**Description:** Returns dispenses of this medicine resource

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.medication.reference

**Path:** MedicationDispense.medication.reference

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-medication


<a id="patient"></a>

## patient
**Description:** The identity of a patient to list dispenses  for

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.subject.where(resolve() is Patient)

**Path:** MedicationDispense.subject

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-patient


<a id="performer"></a>

## performer
**Description:** Returns dispenses performed by a specific individual

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.performer.actor

**Path:** MedicationDispense.performer.actor

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-performer


<a id="prescription"></a>

## prescription
**Description:** The identity of a prescription to list dispenses from

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.authorizingPrescription

**Path:** MedicationDispense.authorizingPrescription

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-prescription


<a id="receiver"></a>

## receiver
**Description:** The identity of a receiver to list dispenses for

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.receiver

**Path:** MedicationDispense.receiver

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-receiver


<a id="responsibleparty"></a>

## responsibleparty
**Description:** Returns dispenses with the specified responsible party

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.substitution.responsibleParty

**Path:** MedicationDispense.substitution.responsibleParty

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-responsibleparty


<a id="status"></a>

## status
**Description:** Returns dispenses with a specified dispense status

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.status

**Path:** MedicationDispense.status

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-status


<a id="subject"></a>

## subject
**Description:** The identity of a patient for whom to list dispenses

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.subject

**Path:** MedicationDispense.subject

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-subject


<a id="type"></a>

## type
**Description:** Returns dispenses of a specific type

**Type:** token

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.type

**Path:** MedicationDispense.type

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-type


<a id="whenhandedover"></a>

## whenhandedover
**Description:** Returns dispenses handed over on this date

**Type:** date

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.whenHandedOver

**Path:** MedicationDispense.whenHandedOver

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-whenhandedover


<a id="whenprepared"></a>

## whenprepared
**Description:** Returns dispenses prepared on this date

**Type:** date

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.whenPrepared

**Path:** MedicationDispense.whenPrepared

**Standards Status:** normative

**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/MedicationDispense-whenprepared


<a id="recorded"></a>

## recorded
**Description:** Returns dispenses where dispensing activity began on this date

**Type:** date

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.recorded

**Path:** MedicationDispense.recorded

**Standards Status:** normative


<a id="location"></a>

## location
**Description:** Returns dispense for a given location

**Type:** reference

**Expression:** MedicationDispense.location

**Path:** MedicationDispense.location

**Standards Status:** normative