SupplyRequest resource (FHIR R4)

SupplyRequest is the FHIR R4 resource for a record of a request for a medication, substance or device used in the healthcare setting.

Resource	SupplyRequest
FHIR version	R4 (4.0.1)
Canonical URL	http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SupplyRequest
Required elements	item[x] (1..1), quantity (1..1)

Example

{
  "resourceType": "SupplyRequest",
  "id": "supplyrequest-b696523131c919240f0e812742766976",
  "itemCodeableConcept": {
    "text": "Synthetic value"
  },
  "quantity": {
    "value": 1.5,
    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code": "1"
  }
}

Generated by the Pidgeon engine: pidgeon generate SupplyRequest --seed 20260722.

Validation context

strict pidgeon validate grades a SupplyRequest instance against the base R4 structure definition: missing required elements raise REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING and cardinality violations raise CARDINALITY_MIN or CARDINALITY_MAX.(REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING)

This answer, in your terminal

pidgeon lookup SupplyRequest

Wire it into your AI agent:

claude mcp add pidgeon -- npx -y @pidgeonhealth/mcp

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