Pharmacies boost controlled substance e-scripts

March 25, 2016 by Chain Drug Review DrFirst, electronic prescribing, electronic prescribing of controlled substances, EPCS, I-STOP, Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act, Nick Barger, PDMPs, prescription drug monitoring programs, prescription painkiller abuse, Tom Sullivan Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Last year, retail pharmacies greatly accelerated implementation of technology for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS). Eighty-two percent of U.S. retail pharmacies are now EPCS-enabled, up 21% from 2014, according to a report released Thursday by e-prescribing solution provider DrFirst. Nearly all states have at least 60% of retail pharmacies EPCS-enabled, with