Prescription Tokens

Paper copies of electronic prescriptions are called ‘tokens’. They act as a hard copy of the details contained within the electronic prescription. There are two types of token, known as ‘prescription tokens’ which are produced by the practice and print on FP10s and ‘dispensing tokens’ which are produced by the pharmacy and print on an FP10.

For EPSR2, a prescription token must accompany an electronic prescription in the following situations:

• at the start of a repeat dispensing regime
• where clinical information needs to be communicated to the patient
• at a patient’s request
• if the prescriber deems it necessary to do so

The Nominated Pharmacy and the Prescription ID prints on the right hand-side of the script along with any other repeat reorder information you have set-up in Consultation Manager.