A year ago (March 27, 2016), a new law came into effect regarding patients medication prescriptions.

E-Prescribe is a government mandated use of an e-prescribing system. The system transmits your prescription electronically, directly to your pharmacy. The systems warn prescribers about potential allergic reactions and if there are generic alternatives, if the patient was already given the medication by another physician (duplication), or if they still have refills left on an original prescription.

Your name, address, date of birth, sex are sent on the electronic prescription which takes the place of a paper prescription. You no longer receive a paper prescription to take with you to the pharmacy.

Within 10 minutes of the prescriptions transmission, it arrives at your drug store and depending on the speed of the pharmacist, your prescription may be waiting for you when you arrive.