Now in Ukraine there are electronic prescriptions for medicines and in the future their use will expand significantly. The Ministry of Health announced that in the spring of this year, an electronic prescription will be introduced for all prescription drugs..

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Such a decision should:.

simplify the process of prescribing a medicine, make it more efficient and modern;

strengthen control over the sale of prescription drugs in pharmacies, preventing possible negative consequences of self-medication.

The electronic prescription will apply to medicines registered in Ukraine, subject to medical prescription and which the patient buys at his own expense..

This list also includes antibiotics, anticonvulsants, hormonal drugs (including birth control), drugs for the treatment of blood pressure, heart disease, and others.. It is important that a number of some of the medicines we are used to for pain, cough or sedatives may also belong to drugs that must be dispensed exclusively by prescription..

The Ministry of Health advises to check the instructions for medicines in advance, and if they are prescription medicines, take care of obtaining the appropriate prescription from your doctor in April in order to freely purchase prescription medicines at a pharmacy.

How to get an electronic prescription for medicines.

Such an e-prescription can be obtained regardless of the presence of a declaration with a family doctor. At the same time, the patient must be registered with the EPHS - this is a simple procedure that can be quickly carried out by any doctor.. Doctors of all specialties of state, municipal or private clinics, or a FOP doctor will be able to issue an e-prescription. And for this, an agreement with the NSZU is not necessary..

To get a prescription for a prescription drug, you must visit your doctor. During the examination, the doctor, if necessary, will register you in the electronic health system and form an electronic prescription, indicating the active substance, dosage, duration of the course and instructions for taking the medication.

In the case of long-term treatment for chronic diseases or if it is necessary to continue treatment or prophylaxis, a repeated electronic prescription for the desired medicine can be obtained by contacting your family doctor remotely. To do this, the system must first record the first appointment of the attending physician. So prescription medications will always be available on your smartphone.

As with face-to-face appointments, with the issuance of an e-prescription, a person will receive its number and a unique confirmation code, which must be reported to the pharmacist at the pharmacy in order to purchase the medicine.

In case a person does not have a mobile phone, the doctor will print a special information leaflet with details of the appointment, number and code to redeem the prescription at the pharmacy.

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