Your drug prescription soon accessible with barcode

You will soon be able to get your medical scripts via scannable barcodes – modelled on the successful Covid vaccination certi cate system.

Junior Minister Responsible for Technology Ossian Smyth said the health services had shown considerable technological ability and ambition in swiftly rolling out the Covid vaccine certs. He said this showed the same thing could happen very soon with prescription medicines. He hoped it could become a reality by the end of this year, allowing people to access prescriptions via a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. e Green Party TD said he was frustrated at the time lags being spoken about for getting transferable personal health records on computer