In November, pharmacies of Ukraine will start dispensing narcotic (psychotropic) drugs by electronic prescription, the Ministry of Health reports.. The list of such substances is published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada.

To dispense such drugs by e-prescription, pharmacies that have the appropriate license to dispense narcotic drugs must be registered with the Electronic Health System (EHS).

With the issuance of an electronic prescription, the patient will receive an SMS with a prescription number and a unique redemption code, which he must inform the pharmacist at the pharmacy to receive the drugs.

“Narcotic drugs by electronic prescription is another step in the digitalization of the medical field. And this step is aimed primarily at improving access to a medicine that makes patients with complex diseases feel better.. Just like an e-prescription for antibiotics, this is the next stage on the path of Ukraine's European integration and ensuring the controllability of prescription drugs,"

Thus, from November, the second stage of introducing an electronic prescription for the release of prescription drugs will start working in Ukraine.. The next step is the implementation of an electronic prescription for all prescription drugs, which is expected in 2023..

A transitional period is also envisaged for medical institutions..

Physicians at facilities connected to the EPHS will be required to prescribe this drug through electronic prescriptions. And in the absence of connection to the UEPO - on paper using special prescription forms of Form No. 3.

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