HL7 Europe has published Medication Prescription and Dispense (MPD) HL7 FHIR Implementation Guides
Brussels, 25 May 2026 — HL7 Europe has published the version 1.0.0 of the HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense (MPD) HL7 FHIR Implementation Guides, available for both HL7 FHIR R4 and R5.
The goal of these Implementation Guides is to define the European standard for Medication Prescription and Dispense data in order to facilitate harmonization among national initiatives and prepare the ground for the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF). These guides contribute to the broader European interoperability ecosystem, including the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and cross-border health data exchange initiatives.
The publications are available at:
- HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense HL7 FHIR IG v1.0.0 R4
https://hl7.eu/fhir/mpd/ - HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense HL7 FHIR IG v1.0.0 R5
https://hl7.eu/fhir/mpd-r5/
This project is the result of a collaborative effort involving several European and national organizations, projects, SDOs and Working Groups, including the IHE Pharmacy and HL7 Pharmacy groups, carried out under the MPD GEMINI project.
HL7 Europe wishes to thank all contributors and reviewers who supported the development and maturation of these specifications through their expertise, feedback, and implementation experience.
We invite the community to explore the guides, provide feedback, and contribute to their continuous improvement.
About HL7 Europe: HL7 Europe is a not-for-profit Foundation established in Brussels in 2010 with the aim to address European standardisation requirements in digital health serving as the European office of HL7 International. The mission of HL7 Europe is to provide standards that empower global health data interoperability to realise its vision of a world in which everyone can securely access and use the right health data when and where they need it. It works in close cooperation with 23 national HL7 Affiliates across Europe and supports the creation of health information technology standards that are widely and easily used enabling interoperability in healthcare.
