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Pharmacists will not be penalized for system errors on annual prescriptions

MedExpress Team

Piotr Wójcik

Published Aug. 27, 2024 10:37

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The Ministry of Health has amended the regulation governing prescription fulfillment. As a result, the pharmacist's liability for errors in the fulfillment of annual prescriptions resulting from incorrect calculations of the machine is abolished. - This is a fair solution," comments Marek Tomków, president of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber.

- For many months now, a computer system has been responsible for calculating the amount of drug to be dispensed to the patient in the case of so-called annual prescriptions. Since it happens to generate errors, we have postulated to the Ministry of Health that such occurrences should not result in penalties for pharmacies or pharmacists for erroneously filled prescriptions. We have no influence on the processes happening in ...

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