e-Prescribing
e-Prescribing connects patients, pharmacists and prescribers, resulting in more efficient prescribing.
By the Numbers
83%
of Canadians are interested in having a prescription sent directly to their pharmacy without receiving a paper prescription.77%
of Canadians say that they are interested in electronic prescription renewal requests.73%
of Canadians say that they support mandatory electronic prescribing of controlled substances, such as opioids, in Canada.Improving Collaboration
e-Prescribing enables prescribers and pharmacists to transmit prescriptions electronically and to communicate seamlessly. In practice, this means prescribers can electronically transmit a prescription directly from an electronic medical record (EMR) to the pharmacy management system (PMS) of a patient’s pharmacy of choice.
e-Prescribing Benefits
e-Prescribing offers a range of benefits for prescribers, pharmacists, patients and the health system as a whole:
- Reduces the use of paper prescriptions
- Enhances patient safety and reduces fraud
- Optimizes jurisdictional drug information system investments
- Decreases administrative load
- Frees up more time for patient care and consultations
- Facilitates better health outcomes for Canadians
Safer Prescribing Practices
As the opioid crisis continues, it’s important to keep Canadians safe while ensuring their access to needed medication for pain management. e-Prescribing transmits prescription data directly from a prescriber’s electronic medical record to a pharmacy management system, preventing fraudulent, lost and misused prescriptions.
In addition, e-prescribing enables clinicians to prescribe opioids and other controlled medications in smaller quantities, knowing that more can be prescribed remotely if needed. This reduces the number of surplus opioids in medicine cabinets across the country that could be stolen or diverted.
In addition, e-prescribing enables clinicians to prescribe opioids and other controlled medications in smaller quantities, knowing that more can be prescribed remotely if needed. This reduces the number of surplus opioids in medicine cabinets across the country that could be stolen or diverted.
PrescribeIT
For more information on the future of PrescribeIT and e-prescribing in Canada, please visit www.prescribeit.ca.