Noted Medication Safety Expert Comments on the Benefits and Potential Dangers of E-Prescribing

Michael Cohen, President of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices posted a valuable commentary on e-Prescribing this week. 

He states “Patients should always receive verbal instructions from the prescriber, be given an opportunity to ask questions, and, with e-prescribing, also be provided with some sort of corresponding “voucher” that lists the prescribed medication, dose, and directions for use. Then the patient can use the voucher to check the prescription by matching it to what he or she actually receives in the pharmacy to assure it is the correct medication.”

See the full article here.