This Has To Be At Least Some Small Progress With Real Time Prescription Monitoring!

This appeared last week:SafeScript issues alerts for 3300 patients in two months Victoria prepares to roll out the real-time script-tracking software statewide in AprilAntony Scholefield7th January 2019Warnings about almost 3300 patients were sent to doctors and pharmacists during the first two-month trial of Victoria ’s real-time script-tracking software, the state government says.The software, called SafeScript, was rolled out in more than 400 GP clinics and pharmacies in October to combat prescription drug misuse.When users prescribe or dispense a monitored medicine, including all schedule 8 drugs and some s chedule 4 drugs, the system alerts them if the patient has previously been prescribed a monitored drug from a different doctor.They can then check a full list of monitored medicines prescribed to the patient.Victoria's Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos says the number of alerts shows that SafeScript is “saving lives”.“We said SafeScript would save lives and that’s exactly what... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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