e-prescribing
‘Age is no barrier.’
Eastern Melbourne has seen an e-prescribing trial take off between a local general practice and a local pharmacy The COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked the health sector’s uptake of electronic prescribing, …
Lockdown sees e-script boost
More than 400,000 original electronic scripts have now been created in Australia, driven by rapid uptake in Melbourne and Victoria over the past six weeks The volume of e-prescriptions being …
E-scripts being expanded across Melbourne
Pharmacies in the greater Melbourne region with software capability can now commence dispensing e-prescriptions, the Australian Digital Health Agency has announced While previous communications stated electronic prescriptions should only be …
E-scripts in Qld given green light
Queensland is the final state in Australia to pass the requisite legislation, with national e-prescribing now set to become a reality New legislation allowing electronic prescriptions to be used as …
First e-script dispensed in South Australia
E-scripts are officially rolling out in the state and, meanwhile, amendments to emergency response legislation have recognised the importance of keeping pharmacy staff safe TerryWhite Chemmart Old Reynella has become …
Are you ready for e-prescribing?
No matter how small you are, technology makes you mighty, writes Megan Kazantzis E-prescribing is one of the largest and most significant changes the industry has experienced since the computerisation …
‘Tassie is joining the brigade of e-scripts.’
E-scripts are being successfully dispensed at community pharmacies in Launceston One of Tasmania’s first e-prescriptions was dispensed at TerryWhite Chemmart Prospect Vale in Launceston last week, the Pharmacy Guild Tasmanian …
Q&A: Dispensing e-prescriptions
A roundup of commonly asked questions answered by Fred IT Group More than 2,000 customers attended a webinar on dispensing ePrescriptions run by Fred IT Group last month, which received …
National e-prescribing imminent
Token model to go live outside of communities of interest in August, ADHA confirms, while Active Scripts List will roll out across the country in October E-prescribing is coming to …
History in the making
Australia’s first paperless electronic prescription in primary care was successfully prescribed and dispensed on Wednesday The e-script, which used the “token” model, was prescribed by Dr David Corbet at Anglesea …
‘Once again, the pharmacy sector is picking up the slack.’
Temporary arrangements now allow GPs to send digital copies of scripts directly to a patient’s pharmacy of choice, but does this impose an onerous workload and financial burden on community …