Electronic prescription (e-prescription) - what, how, and when?

Electronic prescriptions are a system that has been gradually implemented for several years. It aims to streamline the issuance of prescriptions to patients by doctors and is widely used throughout Europe. Are you hearing about this solution for the first time or do you want to learn more about it? This article was created specifically for you, and the information contained herein will provide you with the necessary knowledge about e-prescriptions.

What exactly is an e-prescription?

This system actually includes several tools, which are electronic versions of:

• prescriptions,
• sick leaves,
• referrals.

They can be obtained both in electronic form, by logging into the Online Patient Account (IKP), and in paper form, which will feature a barcode and a PIN. If you wish to have an e-prescription printed on paper, you should inform the doctor during your visit. This option is offered by every lekarz rodzinny w Poznaniu. How does it work in the case of the electronic version? Depending on the previously selected method, you will receive a special four-digit code via email or SMS. Providing this code along with your PESEL number at the pharmacy will enable the purchase of the specific medication.

What are the benefits of an e-prescription?

This solution has many advantages that will certainly make life easier for many of us. In what way? Above all:

• we will no longer have to worry about the prescription getting lost, destroyed, or soaked,
• the characteristic handwriting of doctors will no longer be a nuisance, as everything will be saved in electronic form,
• e-prescriptions will eliminate the problem of forged prescriptions,
• this method allows for partial fulfillment of the prescription; for example, during the first visit to the pharmacy, we can buy only some of the medications and buy the rest later, even at a different pharmacy.

How long is such a prescription valid?

Even though it belongs to us, we cannot use it whenever we want. For safety reasons, certain restrictions have been imposed on it. Its validity depends on the type of medications for which it is issued. What does it look like for specific drugs? The list is as follows:

• 7 days - antibiotics,
• 30 days - standard prescription validity period with a potential possibility of extension by a doctor. In many cases, an extension can be provided by poradnia lekarska Poznań,
• 30 days - prescriptions for medications containing any narcotic or psychotropic substances are valid within this time frame, but in this case, there is no possibility to extend its validity,
• 120 days - this is how long a prescription for immunological drugs remains valid,
• 180 days - the fulfillment period for prescriptions issued by a nurse or midwife,
• 365 days - this period applies only to prescriptions specifically marked by a doctor.

Check:

• Porady telemedyczne Poznań
• Skierowanie do endokrynologa Poznań
• Skierowanie do ginekologa Poznań