Disclaimer: This article was published in 2019 and reflects the information available at that time.
  A pharmacy’s dispensing history was once a closed loop within the pharmacy walls. However today, with the advent of My Health Record and real time monitoring, the situation is very different. A pharmacy’s dispensing records are now visible to other health professionals, as well as some statutory organisations. This visibility has created some problems for pharmacists and prescribers, especially where the wrong information has been recorded by a pharmacy. A major problem has been exposed where a pharmacy enters the wrong details of a prescriber. Some pharmacists may have cons…

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