Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is starting a pilot to promote the application of electronic medication notebooks at pharmacies nationwide.
The project will involve about 600 customers of about 40 pharmacies in the country, who will be required to record their use of OTC drugs, how they receive instructions from pharmacists, and how they use the notebooks. electronic medicine to check their drug information.
Based on a press release, eight groups of pharmacists will participate in the pilot project from October to December, including Atago Pharmacy, Ueda Pharmacists Association, Welcia Pharmacy, Airy Pharmacy, Godai, Shiga Pharmacists Association, Sugi Pharmacy and Minori Pharmacy.
The electronic medication notebooks will be provided by four companies: Kusurino Madoguchi, harmo, Falmo and MedPeer.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
The MHLW pilot aims to promote the use of the electronic medication log in the country by demonstrating its benefits and how it can be effectively used by consumers, pharmacies and care organizations. other health. It is claimed that this technology will help reduce the risk of drug overlap by providing easy access to information on OTC medications.
In a separate statement, CMIC Holdings, which owns the harmo, said the use of electronic medication notebooks also allows pharmacies to manage information on a central platform by integrating with health apps. other healthy.
The results of the pilot project will be used to prepare instructions for using the electronic drug notebook. The government aims to release a report on the pilot by the end of the year.
BIGGER BACKGROUND
MHLW has been introducing mechanisms and features that allow consumers, pharmacies, and healthcare providers to conveniently access drug-related information. This includes a feature on Mynaportal, the Japanese online service portal, to check drug information and electronic prescribing system project, which will start next year.
