Japan started its electronic prescription service on Thursday, allowing doctors' prescriptions to be communicated with pharmacists electronically. The system tries to eliminate duplication and errors. Doctors will continue to write prescriptions on paper. Doctors enter patient prescription information online, and pharmacists examine the prescriptions using a device's screen. The government manages the data on a dedicated server. Patien....
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