Tuesday December 27, 2022 | 1:29 p.m.
The Ministry of Health repealed the resolution that allowed the purchase of medicines in pharmacies with prescriptions in digital format, either with photographs sent by WhatsApp or email or through scans. However, the measure raised several questions, especially among retirees.
The big question, above all, is for PAMI retirees, especially for those who must make a large purchase of medicines every month. By AM750, Fernando Alí, manager of Sanitary Effectors of that social work, explained that the 4 million affiliates will not undergo modifications, since the electronic prescriptions that are being used have a traceability system and it is not a simple photo.
Retirees and PAMI: without effect
“This new measure does not produce changes. There are more than 4 million retirees who use electronic prescriptions and there will be no changes”, Ali summarized. “There is no modification regarding the prescription of the electronic prescription,” emphasized the PAMI official, who clarified that the modification announced yesterday by the Ministry of Health is only for the case of prescriptions sent by WhatsApp, mail or scanned by the doctor himself. patient.
As detailed, in PAMI 99 percent of affiliates use electronic prescription that has security backups and protection of personal data. Ali remarked that, as is the case up to now, the doctors will prescribe the prescriptions and send them to the pharmacies through the FarmaPAMI system. “This new measure does not produce changes,” he reiterated.
“There is no modification regarding the prescription of the electronic prescription. What did change is in terms of digital, a whatsapp or scanned photo. This will not be able to continue to be done. But at PAMI, 99% of members use an electronic prescription, ”he pointed out.
How to get medicines through electronic prescription
For PAMI members, they only have to contact their doctor, who generates the new electronic prescription and is automatically sent to the pharmacies. Once this step is completed, he goes to the pharmacy and can pick up the medicines with the PAMI card and his DNI.
Those interested in accessing the electronic prescription system must have an address in the registry that PAMI provided for this purpose. If you are not registered, you must follow the detailed steps on the Institute’s website to start using the digital recipe service.
Electronic prescriptions: the changes announced by the Ministry of Health
- Does not include PAMI retirees, who will continue with the current electronic prescription system.
- You will no longer be able to take the recipe sent by WhatsApp, email or scanned.
- As of Monday, December 26, 2022, only physical paper prescriptions or digital prescriptions with an electronic signature certified by health authorities may be submitted through an official computer system.
