VOLUME 17 (Supplement)

PrescripLine: a prototype internet-based platform for the storage of prescription and medication history in telemedicine

Background: E-prescribing is a computerized system of generating, transmitting, and filling prescriptions. However, the available e-prescribing platforms in the Philippines do not include the repository and filling process area of electronic prescriptions. Objective: The study had three specific objectives: (1) to determine the desirable features in an electronic prescription/electronic prescribing application based on the perception of the physicians, community pharmacists, and patients, (2) to create a software prototype where patients can reposit their prescriptions and physicians can prescribe medications that may aid the telemedicine, and (3) to alpha test and evaluate the software prototype using an adopted questionnaire from the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 25010 (ISO/IEC 25010). Methods: The study utilized a descriptive research study with two parts: a cross-sectional study with an open-ended question for the baseline survey and a descriptive quantitative design for the alpha testing of the prototype software. Results: The lowest frequency approval recorded for the baseline survey was 90%. Among the seven themes identified from the open-ended question, four themes were applied to develop the prototype software. Evaluation of the prototype software during the alpha test yielded a rating of “Excellent” following the ISO/IEC 25010 criteria. Conclusions: In conclusion, PrescripLine works as a storage of prescription and medication history, and as a tool for updating an electronic prescription that may aid telemedicine as it conforms to the criteria set by ISO/IEC 25010.