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Developer resources for the Electronic Prescription Service
For developers integrating with the electronic prescription service, there are a number of resources which may be of use.
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Specifications
You can find functional and non-functional requirements in our specification.
Find details about the minimum viable product.
APIs
The following APIs give access to the Electronic Prescription Service:
- Electronic Prescription Service - FHIR API - use this new API to prescribe, not dispense.
- Electronic Prescription Service - HL7 V3 API - use this if you want to use functions that are not yet available on the FHIR API.
- Prescription Tracker API - use this if you want a read-only interface to obtain information about a patient’s prescriptions.
Last edited: 14 October 2020 3:46 pm