Swiss Government Backs Mandatory E-Prescriptions For Medicines

2025-09-03 02:10:45

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The federal government wants doctors to issue prescriptions for medicines electronically in the future. A revision of the Therapeutic Products Act should help to avoid misunderstandings when prescribing and taking medicines. This content was published on September 3, 2025 - 14:54 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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At its meeting on Wednesday, the government adopted the proposal from parliament. The new regulation will reduce the risk of errors when dispensing medication, it wrote in a press release. The e-prescription would also help to reduce counterfeiting and the misuse of multiple prescriptions.

The bill largely corresponds to the proposals that the government submitted for consultation at the end of 2023. Among other things, patients will now receive an electronic medication plan. It contains a list of the medicines to be taken and information on their use.

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