Electronic version of minor ailments service goes live

摘要

Scotland's minor ailments service took a step towards IT-enablement last week when the first electronic version went live.The electronic minor ailments service (e-MAS) offers two advantages:it means pharmacists can generate prescriptions using a computer (instead of having to hand-write them) and it allows electronic registration of patients to the service.Toll Pharmacy in Prestwick,Ayrshire,was the first pharmacy to use an e-MAS system,the module for which is manufactured by Cegedim Rx.Nine other pharmacy system suppliers are currently developing e-MAS modules.