Build Dubai ePrescription (eClaimLink / Dubai Drug Code)

Skill: Convert a prescription into a DHA ePrescription XML

Region: United Arab Emirates Category: Health care Does: Takes a clinical prescription and assembles the ePrescription XML for Dubai's eClaimLink ecosystem — the structured electronic prescription a licensed prescriber issues so a pharmacy can dispense and claim against it, coded with the Dubai Drug Code (DDC) and regulated by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Spec: DHA / eClaimLink — ePrescription XML using the Dubai Drug Code (DDC) (current version)

Dubai's eClaimLink platform (DHA) governs e-claims, e-authorization and ePrescription. A prescription is created electronically by the prescriber, linked to the member's insurance, and consumed by the dispensing pharmacy's eClaim. Drugs are identified by the Dubai Drug Code (DDC); diagnoses by ICD-10-CM. Element names below follow the eClaimLink ePrescription form, not a verbatim schema.

When this applies

• A DHA-licensed prescriber at a Dubai facility issues a prescription that must be transmitted electronically (rather than paper) for a pharmacy to dispense and claim.
• The prescription links a member/payer (insurance) to prescribed drugs with dosage/quantity and supporting diagnoses.
• Abu Dhabi (DoH/Shafafiya) and northern-emirate flows use their own systems — this skill is the Dubai eClaimLink ePrescription.

Structure (ePrescription → XML)

ePrescription header (following the form):
  SenderID / ReceiverID                facility + eClaimLink routing
  PrescriptionID                        unique prescription reference
  DispositionFlag / TransactionDate
Patient / Member:
  MemberID, PayerID, EmiratesID         insured + payer + Emirates ID
  Gender, DateOfBirth
Encounter:
  FacilityID, EncounterType, dates
Prescriber:
  Clinician (DHA licence number), specialty
Diagnosis (repeating):
  ICD-10-CM code, type (principal / secondary)
Prescribed drug / activity (repeating):
  Dubai Drug Code (DDC), drug name
  Dosage, Frequency, Duration, Quantity
  Instructions / route
Count:
  RecordCount                           number of prescription lines

Data rules

• Every drug line carries a valid Dubai Drug Code (DDC): the DDC identifies the dispensable product; the pharmacy's eClaim dispenses against these codes, so an invalid/expired DDC blocks dispensing.
• Diagnoses use ICD-10-CM and must justify the prescribed drugs (the prescription must be clinically coherent with the encounter diagnoses).
• Identify the member fully: MemberID, PayerID, and Emirates ID; the prescriber is identified by DHA clinician licence number.
• Dosage/frequency/duration/quantity must be present and consistent (quantity should reconcile with frequency × duration); controlled/narcotic items follow additional DHA controls.
• RecordCount equals the number of prescription lines.
• Amounts (where priced) in AED; the financial side is settled in the pharmacy eClaim, which references this PrescriptionID.

Worked example (outline)

ePrescription PRX-2026-00781, FacilityID DHA-F-xxxx, TransactionDate 2026-06-02
Member MemberID M-552, PayerID INS-09, EmiratesID 784-xxxx-xxxxxxx-x
Prescriber: clinician DHA-licence GP-12345
Diagnosis: ICD-10-CM J02.9 (acute pharyngitis), principal
Drug line 1: DDC 1234-5678, "Amoxicillin 500 mg cap", 1 cap, TID, 7 days, qty 21
RecordCount = 1

The ePrescription is submitted to eClaimLink and later referenced by the dispensing pharmacy's eClaim.

Validation checklist

• Each drug line has a valid Dubai Drug Code (DDC)
• Diagnoses in ICD-10-CM and clinically consistent with the prescribed drugs
• Member identified (MemberID, PayerID, Emirates ID); prescriber by DHA clinician licence
• Dosage / frequency / duration / quantity present and consistent (qty ≈ frequency × duration)
• Controlled/narcotic items follow additional DHA controls
• RecordCount = number of prescription lines; SenderID/ReceiverID routing correct
• Any priced amounts in AED; PrescriptionID resolvable by the dispensing eClaim
• Schema-validated and submitted via eClaimLink

Last updated: 2026-06-04 — confirm the current schema/version, the Dubai Drug Code list, identifiers, and submission rules against current authority (dha.gov.ae / eClaimLink) guidance before use.