E-prescribing and access to prescription medicines during lockdown: experience of patients in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health services internationally have been compelled to change their methods of service delivery in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, to mitigate the spread of infection amongst health professionals and patients. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, widespread electronic delivery of prescriptions (e-prescribing) was enabled. The aim of the research was to explore patients' experiences of how lockdown, changes to prescribing and the interface between general practices and community pharmacy affected access to prescription medications.

Method

The research employed a mixed-method approach. This included an online survey (n = 1,010) and in-depth interviews with a subset of survey respondents (n = 38) during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March-May 2020). Respondents were rec

SUBMITTER: Imlach F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247618 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature