Notice - Clarification of e-Prescribing
On August 21, 2008, the Ontario College of Pharmacists issued an Advisory Notice on the issue of e-prescribing. Read the full notice here.
In the September 2008 issue of CPSO Dialogue, this notice is referred to ("Ontario College of Pharmacisits sends out advisory") as well as their April 2007 article ("True electronic Prescribing not yet a Reality for Doctors").
Excerpts from the advisory:
"Health Canada recently concluded that there are no regulatory impediments to moving ahead with electronically generated and transmitted prescriptions if these prescriptions achieve the same objectives as written prescriptions."
"Prescriptions which are produced by electronic means and faxed to the pharmacy must include a unique signature, a description of which was communicated in Pharmacy Connection May/June 2007 "Guidelines for Prescriptions Transmitted by Fax". Methods of achieving a unique signature were also described in an article for physicians in the April 2007 issue of their member publication, Dialogue, "True Electronic Prescribing not yet a Reality for Doctors". In addition, in order to prevent drug diversion, it is considered best practice to mark an original prescription which has been faxed to a pharmacy so that it cannot be resubmitted for filling."
In the September 2008 issue of CPSO Dialogue, this notice is referred to ("Ontario College of Pharmacisits sends out advisory") as well as their April 2007 article ("True electronic Prescribing not yet a Reality for Doctors").
Excerpts from the advisory:
"Health Canada recently concluded that there are no regulatory impediments to moving ahead with electronically generated and transmitted prescriptions if these prescriptions achieve the same objectives as written prescriptions."
"Prescriptions which are produced by electronic means and faxed to the pharmacy must include a unique signature, a description of which was communicated in Pharmacy Connection May/June 2007 "Guidelines for Prescriptions Transmitted by Fax". Methods of achieving a unique signature were also described in an article for physicians in the April 2007 issue of their member publication, Dialogue, "True Electronic Prescribing not yet a Reality for Doctors". In addition, in order to prevent drug diversion, it is considered best practice to mark an original prescription which has been faxed to a pharmacy so that it cannot be resubmitted for filling."
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