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Implementation of electronic scripts in South Africa
Karen du Toit, Sarisha Naicker, Johannes Bodenstein
Abstract
The legal framework in South Africa (SA) provides for strict requirements regarding prescriptions. However, pharmacists are still confronted daily with illegible handwritten scripts, increasing the risk of medication errors. E-prescribing is being implemented in SA to overcome these disadvantages. The general regulations made in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act as well as the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act must be read conjointly for the purposes of understanding the legal framework of electronic prescriptions in SA.
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Karen du Toit, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Sarisha Naicker, Pharmaceutical practice, Pretoria, South Africa
Johannes Bodenstein, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Keywords
E-prescriptions; ECT act; Medicines and Related Substances Act
Article History
Date submitted: 2015-01-14
Date published: 2015-09-14
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