Alejandra Gómez, president of the Buenos Aires College of Pharmacists, detailed the advances and challenges of electronic prescriptions.
The president of the College of Pharmacists of the Province of Buenos Aires, Alejandra Gómez, detailed the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Law that came into force and clarified that for now the display of the prescription from cell phones is still valid.
In an interview with Radio Rivadavia, the head of Colfarma referred to the modifications introduced by the National Law of Electronic Prescriptions No. 27,553, regulated on July 1, 2024 and in force since January 1, 2025.
Gómez explained that the regulations establish a period of 180 days for pharmaceutical establishments to adapt to the new system. Currently, he pointed out, the recipes in paper and electronic formatsthe latter previously implemented in cases such as PAMI.
The president of COLFARMA highlighted that the process consists of electronic prescription by the doctor, whose prescription is stored in a cloud repository. Pharmacists access it using the patient’s document or membership number, validating it to proceed with the dispensing of the corresponding medications. “This system seeks to facilitate pharmacists’ access to prescriptions without the need for patients to present them from their mobile devices”he stated.
However, Gómez acknowledged that the system is still under development. “Work is being done on the technical and administrative protocols to optimize the methodology, including the interconnection of cloud repositories and prescription modules,” he indicated.
Alejandra Gómez College of Pharmacists Province of Buenos Aires
When asked about the alternatives available to users, especially older adults, while the system continues to be perfected, Gómez indicated that for the moment viewing the prescription from patients’ cell phones continues to be the predominant option.
Finally, he stressed that, although several prepaid companies already operate with electronic prescriptions, challenges still persist for pharmacies to efficiently access the corresponding repositories. “Adjustments in the prescription modules and access to multiple medications in the same prescription are some of the key objectives of this implementation, which also seeks to guarantee the traceability and flexibility of the system, allowing patients to turn to other pharmacies in case of missing”, held.
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