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Electronic Prescribing - May 17, 2012

Link to this article: http://www.nascsa.org/news/SurescriptsEPCSUpdate5.16.12.pdf


Update on Industry Progress in Implementing Electronic
Prescribing for Controlled Substances

To: State Boards of Pharmacy
State Controlled Substance Agencies
State and National Pharmacy Organizations

From: Ken Whittemore, Jr., RPh, MBA
Senior VP, Professional & Regulatory Affairs
Date: May 16, 2012

It has now been two years since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published
its interim final rule (IFR) on electronic prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS).
Surescripts, as the primary e-prescribing network in the U.S., has worked with the
physician and pharmacy application vendors that connect to its network to ensure that
EPCS is implemented in the ambulatory healthcare setting in a way that is fully
compliant with the DEA EPCS rules.

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