Table 4.

Summary of prescription rule errors captured in ePrescriptions.

Prescription rule errors	Description
Incomplete prescriber information	Missing name, address, or telephone number
Invalid prescriber code	Incorrect format on the prescriber code
Missing workplace code	Without workplace code. The prescription can be dispensed only if the customer pays the full price for the medical drug.
Invalid reimbursement status for prescribed drug	The prescriber (or the system by default) has affirmed that the prescribed drug is valid for reimbursement, when the drug in question is not a reimbursement drug.
Incomplete or erroneous patient information	For example that the personal identification number is incorrect, or the name is missing.
Invalid drug identity	The drug identity in the prescription is not found in the database of approved and marketed drugs in Sweden at the point of issue of the prescription.
Prescription not valid for controlled substances	The prescription does not follow the specific prescription rules for these types of drugs.
Invalid combination of packages	The packages combined in the prescription for a multiple choice of a prescribed medical drug is not of the same medical product according to the drug database.
Missing directions for patient use	Text is missing when a medical drug is present in the prescription.