E-Prescribing Module

E-Prescribing Benefits

Handwritten Prescriptions

E-prescribing eliminates errors attributed to hand written prescriptions such as dispensing and/or administering the incorrect drug or incorrect dosage as a result of an illegible hand written prescription.

(Ahmed, Garfield, Jani, Jheeta, & Franklin, 2016; Hinojosa-Amaya, Rodriguez-Garcia, Yeverino-Castro, Sanchez-Cardenas, Villareal-Alarcon, Galazara-Delgado, 2016; Kauppinen, Ahonen & Timonen, 2016; Phillips, Shea, Leung, & MacDonald, 2015)