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Alaska: e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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Practice Fusion: Using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) to meet Alaska state mandates for certified e-prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS).

Practice Fusion’s EPCS system:

  • Surescripts certified for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (CII-CV)
  • Fully integrated with your EHR and existing e-prescribing workflow
  • Offers a streamlined process for fast identity verification
  • Provides patient-specific formularies and Drug & Allergy interaction checks
  • Automatically receive Electronic Prior Authorizations (ePA) for prescriptions
  • Includes comprehensive reporting modules

Alaska’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program registers prescriptions of Schedule II-IV controlled substances. Examples: narcotics (hydrocodone), tranquilizers (alprazolam, diazepam), stimulants (methylphenidate). The database is a tool for both patient safety — prescribers can see whether patients are getting prescriptions from other providers — and for tracking overall prescribing trends.

All Alaska licensed prescribers with a DEA registration and all Alaska licensed pharmacists who dispense must use the PDMP to review a patient’s prescription history each time before prescribing a federally scheduled II or III controlled substance.

To register for the Alaska PDMP, visit https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/PrescriptionDrugMonitoringProgram.aspx.

e-Prescribing allows a prescriber to use an EHR to:

  • Electronically access a patient’s prescription benefit.
  • Electronically access a patient’s medication history.
  • Electronically route the prescription to the patient’s choice of pharmacy.

e-Prescribing provides the following consumer benefits:

  • More accurate prescriptions.
  • Improved patient safety.
  • Lower healthcare costs for everyone involved.

e-Prescribing provides the following provider benefits:

  • Reduction in pharmacy staff time.
  • Increase in patient compliance and filled prescriptions.
  • Improved relations with patients.

e-Prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) allows a prescriber to:

  • e-Prescribe scheduled drugs right from your EHR.
  • Use one workflow for all prescriptions.
  • Minimize patient wait times at pharmacies.
  • Reduce unnecessary office visits.

Important Alaska PDMP Resources

Alaska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Alaska Board of Pharmacy

Alaska PMP Aware Registration

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