Cost of e-script texts covered under $100 million govt contract
GPs not registered with the eRx script exchange should sign up urgently, say health officials.
Health officials are urging GPs to check they are registered with eRx before the 15c subsidy scheme for e-prescribing text messages is rolled into a national e-script program next month.
The subsidy scheme ends officially on 30 September.
However, a $100 million national Prescription Delivery Service using the eRx script exchange software will now cover the costs, the federal Department of Health and Aged Care says.
More than 100 million e-scripts were sent out via phone or email between 2020 and 2023.
