Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has replaced the paper-based system in medical prescription and launched a new system for the electronic prescription and dispensing of narcotic, psychotropic and controlled drugs.
The Kingdom’s health authorities announced that the new system is based on a national platform for the prescription, dispensing and control of this type of medication, Gulf News reported.
As part of the health sector’s digital transformation, the new platform will ensure the proper prescription and dispensing of narcotic and psychotropic drugs in all health facilities across the Kingdom.
Crucially, the platform will enhance safety for all users through the strict monitoring and follow up on narcotic, psychotropic and controlled drugs.
Moreover, users will have an exclusive feature to access these digital prescriptions and download them via the government app “Sehhaty” in PDF format.
Therefore, it will further boost regulatory coordination at health facilities across the Kingdom.
Furthermore, health practitioners will have an opportunity to check the history of relevant prescriptions for these e-prescription for narcotic, psychotropic as well as controlled drugs.
It is worth noting that the new system allows tracking the dispensing of this type of drugs through pharmacies licensed to dispense them, whether governmental, community or private.
Thus, it establishes an electronic linkage and integration between all health facilities.
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