e-Scripts

Glebe Hill Family Practice is now e-Prescribing

GHFP has now commenced electronic prescribing (e-Prescribing).

What is an e-Script?

An e-Script is an option that you and your prescriber can choose instead of a paper prescription. When prescribing new or ongoing medications, our General Practitioners will off you the choice of a paper prescription or an e-Script. Paper prescriptions are still available and will continue to be an option.

Electronic prescribing is important because it:

provides greater choice for patients
makes prescribing and dispensing medicines more efficient
may reduce prescribing and dispensing errors
supports electronic medication charts in hospitals and residential aged care facilities
removes the need for handling and storing a physical paper prescription
supports digital health services such as telehealth services to ensure continuity of patient care
provides an opportunity to protect community members and health care providers from exposure to infectious diseases (for example, COVID-19)
maintains patient privacy and integrity of personal information.

How do I receive an e-Script?

You can choose where your e-Script token is sent. You can receive your e-Script token by SMS or email, or we can print it on paper.

E-Prescribing is an especially useful option when we're consulting by Telehealth as it doesn't require a paper script to be signed by the prescriber, or to be faxed or posted to your pharmacy.

Most pharmacies are accepting e-Scripts

Patients can still choose which pharmacy they attend to fill their prescription. It's important to note that not all pharmacies are e-Script ready. We have contacted most of the pharmacies surrounding GHFP to check that they're ready to receive e-Scripts.

The following pharmacies have confirmed that they're ready to accept e-Scripts: