#### Ambulance
Domain Message Specification

### CDAPrescriptionAnnotation

Code SystemId: | 2.16.840.1.113883.2.1.3.2.4.17.192
Version: | 1.0
Status: | active
Date: | 2007-03-09

#### Description

Describes the type of annotations and observations that may be made to a prescription either to convey incidental information for reimbursement, or to manage the business processes around prescriptions. It also includes several values which are for use in other kinds of medication statements, which may at some time in the future become a separate vocabulary.

#### Values

Code | Description | Note
--- | --- | ---
SI | Supply Instructions | This has no related table of coded values. It indicates that an observation will contain a free text entry providing instructions that the dispenser will provide to the patient.
DI | Dose Instructions | This has no related table of coded values. It indicates an observation that contains a free text description of the dosage instructions for a medicine. For instance "ONE tablet to be taken 3 times a day before meals"
AI | Additional Instructions | This has no related table of coded values. It indicates that an observation will contain a free text entry providing instructions that the prescriber will provide to the patient.
AD | Medication administration Instructions | Categorises supporting information used by medication statements.
AT | Medication administration type | Categorises supporting information used by medication statements.
ASF | Acute Script Flag | Indicates whether the prescription was intended to be a one off prescription.