IT fault throws e-scripts into chaos
9th October 2014
A faulty electronic prescribing system may have caused UK pharmacies to dispense thousands of unintended prescriptions.
A report in UK pharmacy newsletter Chemist + Druggist claims that between August 24 and September 20, an estimated 1259 pharmacies downloaded 3600 repeat prescriptions that prescribers had tried to cancel but could not because of a technical error with an electronic prescription service.
In a letter sent to affected contractors on September 23, the health and social