Medication Request
A medication request is a prescriber's instruction to supply and/or administer a medication to a patient. It is the starting point of the medication journey in Care — the order that everything downstream (dispensing, administration, the patient's medication history) refers back to.
Medication Administration
A medication administration is the record that a dose was actually given to a patient — or that giving it was attempted and did not happen. It is the moment an order becomes a real event at the bedside, closing the loop on what a clinician prescribed.
Medication Dispense
A medication dispense is the record of a product being handed over to a patient — the moment a prescription turns into medicine in someone's hands. It closes the loop between what was ordered and what the patient received, and it draws the dispensed quantity down from your pharmacy's stock.
Medication Statement
A medication statement is a record of what a patient is actually taking, has taken, or intends to take — as reported, not as ordered by your facility. It captures the real-world medication picture: drugs started at another hospital, over-the-counter products, and what a patient or relative tells you during a visit.