eRx Scripts

National Prescription Delivery Service (PDS) Update

Congratulations to software developers, clinicians and pharmacists for connecting to the national PDS provider eRx Script Exchange. Over the next month, all unexpired eligible prescription data will transfer to the national PDS.

Thank you for your continued contribution and support for electronic prescribing.

This is the last week to get connected to the national Prescription Delivery Service provider eRx Script Exchange.

If you are registered but not yet connected, contact your software provider for an update and next steps.

🖥️ Register now: www.erx.com.au/register/
🌐Information: shorturl.at/ahlO4

An important reminder for Medical Practices and Pharmacies.

You must be connected to the national Prescription Delivery Service provider eRx Script Exchange by 30 September 2023 to continue to access the national PDS.

Talk to your software provider for your next steps.

Register: www.erx.com.au/register/
🌐Information: shorturl.at/ahlO4

This national Prescription Delivery Service (PDS) commenced on 1 July 2023.
The Australian Government has simplified fees and charges to make using the national PDS free for prescribing and dispensing.
Changes for pharmacists:
• Pharmacies will not be charged transactions fees using the national PDS
• The 15-cent electronic prescription fee (EPF) through Services Australia ended on 1 July 2023.
• PBS Online claiming will pay the 15c EPF for scripts if they have a date-of-supply before 1 July 2023.

🌐 For more information: https://ow.ly/t30850Pj7Io

Pharmacies are advised to register their services urgently with the national PDS provider eRx Script Exchange to allow sufficient time to transition by 30 September 2023.

🖥️ Register: www.erx.com.au/register/
🌐Information: shorturl.at/ahlO4

The national Prescription Delivery Service (PDS) launched on 1 July 2023.

Medical Practices are advised to register their clinicians urgently with the national PDS provider eRx Script Exchange to allow sufficient time to transition by 30 September 2023.

🖥️ Register: www.erx.com.au/register/
🌐Information: shorturl.at/ahlO4

Health professionals and patients in Australia will all benefit from the next phase of the national electronic prescription delivery service, which streamlines the management of the network and encourages ongoing innovation to support all users. Read announcement > http://ow.ly/yPK450Ol7xO

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

An effortless, digital customer experience with MedView Chat!
Patients can connect quickly to a pharmacy via live chat to ask questions or send and receive files. Find out more > medview.com.au

Busy at showcasing in . Visit the team on stands 127-128 to see the services available to your pharmacy and patients.

Your pharmacy is a target for cybercriminals.

The risk is real, and the consequences are significant. As we have seen with the recent data breaches - customers and the Government will not tolerate unprotected private and confidential data. Read our guide to learn the risks and impacts for > fred.au/ph-cybercrime

Overdose deaths in Victoria seem to be trending downwards since the introduction and mandating of the real time prescription monitoring system , according to latest statistics from the Coroners Court. Australian Journal of Pharmacy - AJP

Deaths continue downward trend since SafeScript More than two million red or amber alerts were triggered last year alone, as Victoria sees annual overdose deaths trending downwards for the first time in a decade Overdose deaths ...

Embrace a digital service solution in your pharmacy that can support your patients and improve your service offering. Find out more > http://ow.ly/R7yQ50Kxn04

Visit the eRx & MedView team on Stand 7 to see how.

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day
In the fight to the systems rolling out across Australia play a key role in helping health practitioners to identify and prevent prescription medicine misuse.

Staggering number exposes Victoria’s drug crisis A staggering 1.28 million alerts in just two years have urged the state’s doctors and pharmacists to reconsider prescribing potentially lethal drugs to people at risk of overdosing.

Attending this weekend? Visit Stand 48 to see how our applications offer flexible and easy access to for patients, and assist with improving medication management and safety. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia http://ow.ly/5Hb350K42QO

Check out the many benefits the digital script list provides for patients > http://ow.ly/FgIz50IXAmh

Are you struggling to keep track of all your sms or email electronic scripts? Talk to your pharmacist about registering for a digital active script list - it's free and takes the hassle out of accessing your medications. Find out more > http://ow.ly/5LYk50HC7QF
Australian Digital Health Agency

Giving Australians choice of how to access their medicines A solution is being rolled out across Australia for people who want their electronic prescriptions consolidated in a list. This will remove the need to keep ...

Since launching in April, has demonstrated its value in helping to avoid medication disruptions that would otherwise occur as a result of events such as floods, isolation due to COVID or travelling. Read more> http://ow.ly/lXg450H6Lly Fred IT Group

Can't get to a pharmacy and need medication?
With the click of a button you can send your to your pharmacy directly from the token for later collection or delivery > http://ow.ly/UENE50H0oGl

It is now mandatory for Qld GPs and pharmacists to check when prescribing or dispensing drugs of addiction.
Why register for > https://www.erx.com.au/practitioners/real-time-prescription-monitoring/

QScript now live and mandatory as NSW gets ready to pilot RTPM Queensland’s real-time prescription monitoring system QScript went live last month and is mandatory for GPs

eRx ePrescriptions reach 20 million
Electronic prescription use has surged across Australia since May, spurred on by pharmacies and patients seeking remote and contactless options for medication supply during lockdown. Read more: https://www.erx.com.au/erx-electronic-prescriptions-reach-20-million-as-lockdown-drives-uptake/

eRx ePrescriptions surge to 20 million Electronic prescription use has surged across Australia since May, spurred on by pharmacies and patients seeking remote and contactless options for medication supply during lockdown. The increased take-up has seen eRx Script Exchange achieve the milestone of 20 million electronic prescriptions since...

Pharmacists, doctors and nurse practitioners can now register for ‘QScript’ - Queensland’s real time prescription monitoring system. Ensure you are registered for before the launch later this year: https://www.erx.com.au/register/

Queensland gears up for QScript implementation Registration is now open for doctors, pharmacists and nurse practitioners to register for Queensland’s QScript

eRx Script Exchange is now used by 21,000 doctors and 95% of Australian pharmacies, delivering more than 11 million digital prescriptions by July 2021 http://ow.ly/Kb5450FLyq8

Fred IT replaces paper prescriptions with QR codes Fred IT’s eRX Script Exchange is now used by 21,000 doctors and 95% of Australian pharmacies, delivering over 11 million digital prescriptions by July 2021

ACT will replace their real time prescription monitoring system to give doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists a better view of what their consumers are using. 'Canberra Script' forms part of the national RTPM system being implemented across Australia.

ACT Health to launch Canberra Script real-time prescription monitoring system The ACT Health Directorate has dubbed its new real-time prescription monitoring system Canberra Script and promises to begin

Find out everything you need to know about receiving, managing and dispensing at the eRx and MedView stand 127&128 today at

Patients will soon be able to use to quickly and easily access their and send their medication order to their . Find out more: http://ow.ly/pjMV50EQU7s

Stand 127 - Find out everything your needs to know about setting up and managing ePrescriptions & My Script List. https://www.medview.com.au/flow/?utm_medium=erx&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=eprescriptions&utm_content=beyondthepaperapp21
Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition

What’s happening with pharmacy apps?

https://ajp.com.au/columns/business-class/whats-happening-with-pharmacy-apps/

What’s happening with pharmacy apps? Pharmacist Ben Wilkins takes a look at the latest developments in the app landscape Pharmacists are familiar with the long-standing apps MedAdvisor and myPharmacyLink or their branded variations via banner ...

What's next in the evolution of Australia’s ePrescription program? https://ajp.com.au/features/keeping-to-the-script-2/

Keeping to the script One year on from the launch of electronic prescriptions in Australia where are we at now? And what are the next steps? Was it only a year ago that Australia’s ...

The rapid growth of ePrescriptions highlights the importance of good cyber security and data recovery processes in pharmacies. http://ow.ly/esjv50EFY8Y

With the introduction of My Script List patients will no longer need to worry about remembering their scripts or sorting through ePrescription tokens on their phone.
https://ajp.com.au/news/first-active-script-list-launched-in-australia/

First active script list launched in Australia My Script List provides pharmacies with a complete digital list of a patient’s current prescriptions and repeats Fred IT Group has launched Australia’s first digital script list, called My Script ...