Fred 2013 Year in Review
2013 has been an exciting and important year for Fred. We continued to develop, and invest in, new ways for technology to improve pharmacy operations and outcomes.
Fred Partners with Telstra Health
We are very pleased to advise that Telstra, via its new health division Telstra Health, has become a major investor in the Fred IT Group.
Pharmacy incentives for electronic prescription scanning
A new incentive payment to eligible community pharmacies to boost the uptake of electronic prescriptions will have significant benefits for patients in terms of their quality use of medicines.
eRx Express smart phone app launches
Jun 2013 eRx Script Exchange announced today that it will launch its first smart phone app to connect consumers with eRx’s national eScripts network in October. eRx Express is a smart phone application that allows customers to scan and pre-order their medicines from their regular pharmacy or other pharmacy of choice. Click here [...]
GPs sending 1 million eRx scripts every week
Apr 2013 Doctors have now achieved a milestone of one million new prescriptions being uploaded to eRx Script Exchange each week, with more than 13,000 doctors sending eRx scripts every day. This milestone came as eRx was formally recognised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) as a provider of ETP (electronic [...]
PHARMeFOOTY 2013
Mar 2013 Pharmacy on-line footy tipping begins again in March 2013. Join up now at www.pharmefooty.com.au for a chance to win a Sherrin AFL or Steeden NRL football. One ball is being given away for each code per week until the AFL season begins on 22 March. The NRL season starts on 7 March. [...]
Fred 2012 Year in Review
Dec 2012 Fred celebrated its 20th birthday in November, kicking off a year of celebrations, and looking back with pleasure on the last two decades. Please find following a link to our 2012 Year in Review, this includes the Fred Christmas letter from Bill Scott, Chairman. Click here to read full review
Fred Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
Nov 2012 A new national education program funded through the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement will be commencing in October to support community pharmacies to increase their understanding and awareness of electronic transfer of prescriptions. Click here to read full media release.