# OpenEHR and Prescriptions?

**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-and-prescriptions/2397
**Category:** Clinical
**Created:** [25 February 2022 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-and-prescriptions/2397 "2022-02-25T16:31:06Z")
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### Author: ![KBarwise](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/kbarwise/32/841_2.png) [@KBarwise](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/KBarwise)
#### Post date: [25 February 2022 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-and-prescriptions/2397/1 "2022-02-25T16:31:06Z")

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I wanted a little clarification on how we deal with prescriptions in OpenEHR  
in my original thinking the archetypes that already exist provide for the capture of medication ordering/instruction, administration and this would be written directly to the CDR

is there any need to have a separate repository solely for the storage/retrieval/analysis of data about prescriptions? Would this be a functionality of a PIMS?

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### Author: ![ian.mcnicoll](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/ian.mcnicoll/32/4430_2.png) [@ian.mcnicoll](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/ian.mcnicoll)
#### Post date: [26 February 2022 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/openehr-and-prescriptions/2397/2 "2022-02-26T10:38:07Z")

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Hi Keisha,

I would expect all prescription data to be written into the CDR.

There are at last 2 live, tested, extensively deployed examples

Better Meds - full hospital prescribing, administration record [https://meds.better.care/](https://meds.better.care/) with hookup to national ePrescibing services

PasientSky - [https://www.patientsky.com/](https://www.patientsky.com/) full GP/community prescribing, administration, with hookup to national ePrescribing/ dispensing services.

Both projects use the standard Meds instruction, action archetypes with a small number of extensions to fit local requirements.

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If there are others in production/dev, please post details here!!

So , no need to have separate repository to store or retrieve the data elsewhere.