ePrescribing and eRx Script Exchange

Send prescriptions electronically and securely between practitioners and pharmacies.

ePrescribing in Clinical uses eRx Script Exchange, an Australia-wide Internet-based gateway that allows prescriptions to be sent electronically and securely between practitioners and pharmacies. It improves patient safety by:
  • Ensuring that the information on a patient's prescription arrives exactly as intended
  • Reducing the chance of keying errors during dispensing
  • Improving coordination and management of care between practitioners and pharmacies

If the patient prefers not to have their prescription information sent to eRx Script Exchange, you can indicate this in Clinical.

The patient's personal and medication information is fully encrypted, making it completely private and secure. Only the patient's practitioner and pharmacist can see the patient's information. eRx can't decrypt or access a patient's information.

The patient can visit any pharmacy to obtain their medication and any repeats. They present the prescription to the pharmacist and the pharmacist scans the barcode on the prescription. The patient's electronic prescription is retrieved from eRx and the pharmacist dispenses the medication. If the pharmacy does not participate in the eRx Script Exchange, it can still dispense the patient's medication. There is no extra charge to the patient for eRx.