The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7490 p204
23 February 2008

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10pc eAMS-ready in Scotland

About 10 per cent of community pharmacies in Scotland are now able to process prescriptions electronically.

Alison Strath, principal pharmaceutical officer, Scottish Government, told The Journal that as of 1 February 2008, 112 GP practices and 125 community pharmacies in Scotland had installed the software required for the electronic acute medication service.

Of these, 89 GP practices and 124 pharmacies have begun sending and receiving live electronic prescription messages.