Open AccessElectronically transferred prescriptions: picked up faster than paper prescriptions
Author(s) -
Nilsson J Lars G,
Bäckström Sara,
Sundström Johanna
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1211/ijpp.15.2.0012
Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , pharmacy , family medicine , emergency medicine , pharmacology
The pick‐up rate of 2149 e‐prescriptions and 414 paper prescriptions for short‐term treatments was determined at a middle‐sized Swedish pharmacy. We found a high pick‐up rate of 90% within 5 days from the date of issue. The number of patients with a pick‐up delay of more than 5 days was significantly higher among those with paper prescriptions (15%) compared to those with e‐prescriptions (10%).