PHARMACY Guild of Australia 2020 Excellence in Professional Innovation Award winner, Wizard Pharmacy Kalgoorlie Central, has dispensed Western Australia's first electronic prescription.
Software provider, Fred IT Group, announced the State's first e-script token was issued by Plaza Medical Centre yesterday.
Pharmacy owner, Elise Wheadon (pictured), welcomed the accelerated rollout of e-scripts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The developments of the past six months have highlighted how much pharmacy, working along with other health professionals, can do to provide greater flexibility and health safeguards for patients, particularly for vulnerable patients," she said.
"We were delighted to work with Plaza Medical Centre on achieving the first electronic prescription and progressing digital health here in Western Australia."
The script was issued using Best Practice's medical software, eRx Script Exchange, Fred NXT Dispense and MedView Flow.
Fred IT Group CEO, Paul Naismith, said he was proud of the company's role in supporting the introduction of e-scripts.
"The introduction of electronic prescriptions in Western Australia is a terrific example of collaboration and leadership spanning pharmacy, health and software vendors," he said.
"A fully digital network will deliver significant benefits for pharmacy and pharmacy patients, and it is extremely gratifying to see Western Australia ready to go with national electronic prescribing.
"I am proud of Fred's role - along with our partners - in providing leadership and dedication to achieve this important change."
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