The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), which is being developed and implemented by the Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions (ETP) programme will allow a patient's prescription to be sent electronically from their GP to a pharmacy. Once fully operational, a patient may nominate a preferred pharmacy to which their prescriptions can be sent automatically. Over time, dispensers will also be able to submit reimbursement claims electronically to a reimbursement authority.
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