The Committee on Social Action and Health of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina unanimously approved the use of the electronic prescription to purchase medicines in pharmacies.
The meeting was held remotely through digital platforms and was chaired by Pablo Yedlin holding the commission and the session was attended by Isabel Reinoso, president of the Argentine Pharmaceutical Confederation.
The "Electronic Prescription with Observations" initiative received 246 affirmative votes from the total of 257 members of the body. This bill amends laws 17.132, 17.565, 17.818, and 19,303, to incorporate the prescription and dispensation of medicines through electronic prescriptions. As well as regulating aspects of telemedicine that the law did not provide for.
This initiative sought from the outset to create a regulatory framework for possible loopholes that did not cover regulations for telemedicine practices. The project also suggests the creation and implementation of a single platform for all institutions, where prescriptions can be consulted and there is greater accuracy in the registration of medicines.
The initiative seeks to modernize access to medicines through tools that ensure safety and agility in the process. In addition to providing a complete record of the actual consumption of the drugs, since not all prescriptions that are prescribed are available to be dispensed.
Organizations such as COFA supported the drafting of the proposal, Reinoso, President of the Confederation, commented that it is necessary to modernize outdated laws since they do not contemplate digital signature, an elementary part for the development of electronic medical prescriptions. In addition, he explained that "there is some confusion between what is electronic and what is digital, but it is the digital signature that gives identification and authenticity that the professional who is prescribing is actually a professional enabled for that purpose".
In addition to this proposal, the project seeks to enable medical teleassistance since, although it is used in some provinces of the country, it was not present in the Law on the Exercise of Medicine and did not have the necessary regulations. Therefore, the Ministry of Health of the Nation now has the requirement to regulate Telehealth platforms and practices, ensuring the protection of data and the rights of each patient.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
https://votaciones.hcdn.gob.ar/votacion/3990
ARGENTINE PHARMACEUTICAL CONFEDERATION
http://www.cofa.org.ar/?p=35453
HEALTH REPORTER
http://ehealthreporter.com/es/noticia/diputados-avanza-hacia-la-ley-de-receta-digitale/
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