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Electronic repeat dispensing toolkit

Electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) is an integral part of EPS, which offers many extra benefits over paper repeat dispensing and repeat prescribing.

NHS Digital have recently published an Electronic Repeat Dispensing Toolkit, available at which contains useful tools. You can also sign up for some eRD webinars to find out more. The toolkit includes an e-learning package, developed by NECS in conjunction with NHS Digital which can also be accessed through the NECS Medicines website.

Repeat Dispensing – changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework

From March 2015 there will be a new requirement for pharmacies to give advice to appropriate patients about the benefits of the repeat dispensing service. As a result of this regulation change practices may start to have increasing number of requests from patients interested in using this service and therefore may wish to consider how they will deal with these requests.