What is emergency Rx history?
Emergency Rx History is a new initiative led by the nation’s pharmacies that will ultimately provide individuals who have been displaced by natural disasters or other kinds of emergencies with faster, safer access to life-saving prescription medications. Based on learnings from Hurricane Katrina, the new initiative uses technology that would allow licensed prescribers and pharmacists anywhere in the country to securely access an information service containing the prescription history, or “Rx History,” of a patient from the affected area. In the midst of an emergency, Rx History reduces the risk of medication errors by making critical information available to licensed caregivers when and where they are treating patients.
