The Pharmacy Prescription Document Profile (PRE) describes the content and format of a prescription document generated during the process in which a health care professional (in most cases, but not necessarily always, a medical specialist or a general practitioner) decides that the patient needs medication. A prescription is an entity that can be seen as an order to anyone entitled to dispense (prepare and hand out) medication to the patient.
Documents created according to this profile are intended to be used in the context of the “Community Prescription and Dispense” Integration Profile (CMPD).