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Electronic Prescription, or ePrescribing, supports the safe and secure transfer of prescription information between a prescriber (doctor, specialist, dentist, optometrist, nurse practitioner) and a dispenser (pharmacist) using an electronic system known as a Prescription Exchange Service.
Electronic Prescriptions aim to enhance patient medication safety and the patient’s overall experience within the health care system. Patients can still choose which pharmacy they attend to fill their prescription.
Electronic prescribing is not mandatory, and patients and prescribers will be able to choose electronic or paper prescriptions.
Software vendors have implemented electronic prescribing functionality in their clinical systems. It is recommended that practices upgrade to the latest version of their clinical system to enable electronic prescribing functionality.
Electronic prescribing is now available in most parts of Australia and you are encouraged to commence electronic prescribing, taking into consideration your patients preferred prescription choice. The Australian Digital Health Agency has a dedicated webpage for prescribers, explaining how the process will work. You can also visit RACGP website for more details and resources.
If you are a pharmacy interested in adopting Electronic Prescriptions, the Australian Digital Health Agency has published a dedicated webpage explaining how this process will work.
Electronic prescriptions are available nationally as a ‘token’ (sent to the patient via SMS or email) or can be added to an Active Script List (ASL). This process generates a unique token in the form of a QR code. The prescribing doctor will send patient a link with the QR code by email or SMS. One token equals one medicine.
To generate an electronic prescription, you will need the capability built into your clinical information system.
How electronic prescribing works using a ‘token’
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