Simplify online medical procedures. Effect of reducing prescription drug visits. February 28, 21:18
In order to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to simplify the procedure for online medical treatment for elderly people with a medical condition who wish to take medicines regularly. Notified.
As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads, it has been pointed out that elderly people with a chronic illness may be infected by going to a medical institution to receive regularly prescribed medicines, and it is easy to become more serious when infected.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to simplify the procedure for receiving prescriptions online, such as by videophone, and notified the local governments nationwide on March 28.
When consulting online, it is usually required to consult face-to-face with a physician and develop a treatment plan in advance. The notice states that if a family doctor who has received multiple visits prescribes the same medicine, online treatment is allowed without a treatment plan.
In addition, when receiving a drug, it is usually necessary to bring a prescription to the pharmacy and receive face-to-face drug counseling. However, drug counseling is possible online, and the drug can be mailed home.
On the other hand, if infection with the new coronavirus is suspected, the severity of the disease cannot be determined online, and in-person treatment is required.