One billion eRx scripts
August 5, 2015
ERX Script exchange says
Australia “achieved a major
milestone in patient safety”
yesterday, after reaching a total of
one billion prescriptions dispensed
electronically via eRx.
Fred IT Group ceo Paul Naismith
enthused that the achievement
was “real cause for celebration for
Australian patients, their doctors
and pharmacists,” with electronic
transfer of prescriptions increasing
confidence that the correct
medications are being dispensed,
while at the same time making
dispensing faster and ensuring
patient details are correct.
“The achievement of creating
an Australia-wide electronic
script network is a direct result
of significant support behind
the scenes,” he said, including
cooperation between the pharmacy
and medical professions, industry
groups, IT firms and government.
eRx conducted a survey earlier
this year, with 74% of pharmacists
saying Fifth Community Pharmacy
Agreement funding for e-scripts
was “very important for their
ongoing use of electronic scripts”.
Currently pharmacies using eRx
are electronically dispensing more
than 745,000 e-scripts per day.
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