---
title: "Changes to Approve (provider with Dispense permission + the primary-provider flag). For Rx\nthis authors the Prescription, routes it, and creates the request's own quote\nestimate with its Pending line (one estimate per request)."
method: POST
path: "/medication-requests/{id}/approve"
---

# Changes to Approve (provider with Dispense permission + the primary-provider flag). For Rx
this authors the Prescription, routes it, and creates the request's own quote
estimate with its Pending line (one estimate per request).

`POST /medication-requests/{id}/approve`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 14 revisions.

- **2026-10-28** `099cf36186e0`: 27 info
- **2026-09-17** `d4ae30be0619`: 3 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-28** `099cf36186e0`: 27 info
  - added the new optional request property `createNewEstimate` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `createNewEstimate` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `createNewEstimate` (media type: application/*+json)
  - added the new optional request property `medicationExpirationDate` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `medicationExpirationDate` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `medicationExpirationDate` (media type: application/*+json)
  - added the new optional request property `refillsPrn` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `refillsPrn` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `refillsPrn` (media type: application/*+json)
  - added the new optional request property `validUntil` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `validUntil` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `validUntil` (media type: application/*+json)
  - added the optional property `renewalContext/oneOf[#/components/schemas/MedicationRequestRenewalContextDto]/refillsPrn` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `renewalContext/oneOf[#/components/schemas/MedicationRequestRenewalContextDto]/refillsPrn` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `renewalContext/oneOf[#/components/schemas/MedicationRequestRenewalContextDto]/refillsPrn` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateId` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateId` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateId` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateIsOpen` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateIsOpen` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateIsOpen` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateIsVisit` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateIsVisit` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateIsVisit` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateNumber` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateNumber` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `targetEstimateNumber` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2026-09-17** `d4ae30be0619`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `isControlled` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `isControlled` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `isControlled` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/docs/medication-requests/:id/approve/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/changes/medication-requests/:id/approve/post)