Prescription Verification Process

Every day the pharmaceutical field is changing, whether it’s for the better or for the worse. Different medicines are coming about, different uses for common medicines, the importance of keeping up with records, more so the importance of medical history being kept in electronic databases, which make it easier for different pharmacies and doctors’ offices to access to access. There are different rules and regulations being put into place every day, to secure the safety of not only medical professionals, but also patients, and customers. Having guidelines to follow is always the safest way to go buy distributing medicine. Most of all, the thing that the State Board of Pharmacy has put into place that is very much helpful to the human race, is prescription verification. The Prescription verification system is provided so that unclear and/or concerning orders can be verified before the dispensing of drugs. For example Walgreens will contact your physician when filling a new prescription order, if your records show you are out of refills or if any additional information is needed. If the doctor requests that a pharmacist phone him/her for your new prescription, and has not provided you with a written prescription, you will be given a patient information form. The pharmacists will use the information you provide to contact your …show more content…
The step by step verification process gets more in depth year by year, which is a good thing. With those rules and regulations put in place, there will be way less opportunities for people to present false documents such as; fake prescriptions, and fake prescription labels. This means that there will be less distribution of illegal drug selling on the streets. In the future, there will be thousands more rules and regulations put in the law, to further assure the safety of individuals and employees. I mean, let’s face it, the pharmaceutical field never stops