New era in medicine acquisition for chronic patients: Obligation to go to the hospital is being removed
With a new study carried out by the Ministry of Health, patients with prescriptions who use regular medication will be prevented from having to go to the hospital every time to get a prescription.
The Ministry of Health has pressed the button for a new regulation that will eliminate the obligation for citizens with chronic illnesses who use regular medication to go to the hospital to renew their prescriptions.
Purpose of the Regulation
Within the scope of the studies carried out by the Ministry of Health, it is aimed to make things easier for citizens who have to use continuous medication due to their chronic ailments.
Details of the Application
According to the system planned to come into effect, medications prescribed once by a doctor can be obtained directly from pharmacies throughout the duration of the medical report and as long as no changes are made by the physician.
Priority Disease Groups
Turkish Pharmacists' Association General Secretary Taner Ercanlı stated that pharmacies are ready for this application in terms of infrastructure and equipment, and that priority can be given to disease groups such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and COPD in the first phase.
Targeted Timeline
According to the information obtained, this new regulation, which will eliminate the obligation of chronic patients to go to the hospital, is targeted to be implemented by the end of the year.