E-prescription: Galenica rethinks health
Galenica is working on a solution for an electronic prescription (e-prescription) and thus improving patient safety – one of Galenica’s sustainability goals. The burden on pharmacies will also be eased and cooperation between service providers facilitated with the help of efficient electronic data transmission.
Digitalisation is revolutionising healthcare. For example, it allows doctors, hospitals and pharmacies to rethink health and become more efficient. At Galenica, we will ensure that patients will be able to use both paper and electronic prescriptions in our pharmacy formats in the future. Electronic prescriptions improve medication quality and patient safety by preventing counterfeiting or improving the readability of the e-prescription content, for instance. Electronic prescriptions will also ease the burden on pharmacies by enabling data to be transmitted and processed digitally in a rapid, simple and secure way. It is already possible to create a prescription for medication digitally. The QR code on it only contains the prescription data. An e-prescription also includes an electronic signature from the doctor. An e-prescription is therefore a prescription with a verified signature that has been issued digitally.
A major contribution to the digitalisation of the healthcare system
The Swiss Federal Council is supporting the measures to promote the digitalisation of healthcare as part of its «Health 2030» strategy. These include improving the quality of medication and patient safety as well as promoting digitalisation of the medication process. With the electronic prescription, Galenica is making a key contribution to these goals and actively shaping digitalisation in the healthcare sector.
The introduction of e-prescriptions improves patient safety. For Galenica, this is a key topic and is embedded in its sustainability strategy and sustainability objectives. Great importance is also attached to this issue in the global reference framework for sustainable development, the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). As Switzerland’s leading, fully integrated healthcare provider we are making a significant contribution to SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being). This goal is at the heart of the business activity and is the core of Galenica’s customer promise: to help people in all situations on their journey towards good health and well-being.