In plain English
This status means a prescription order is still in the stage before it reaches the person meant to receive it. It shows the order is awaiting delivery and has not arrived yet.
In context
Here, it reports that the prescription order is still awaiting delivery to the patient or other intended recipient and has not yet been delivered.
- Situation
- Requesting prescription renewals, choosing pharmacies, and following refill status
- What it communicates
- reports that delivery is still waiting to be sent out
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say when the delivery will happen.
Examples
“By evening, the prescription remained delivery pending, and the patient had not received it.”
“When the parent called before supper, the pharmacist described the child's antibiotic as delivery pending.”