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Nearly one billion items dispensed by the Electronic Prescription Service in 2021-22

Electronic prescriptions reach one billion a year

Wednesday 8 February 2023

The Electronic Prescription Service is now the default method for prescribing and dispensing prescriptions in primary care in England, with almost one billion prescription items dispensed electronically in the last 12 months.