In 2014, more than 4.02 billion prescriptions were filled at retail pharmacies in America. Writing and refilling prescriptions is a high-volume, repetitive task for physicians and their staff that can be time consuming both in and out of the office. A new mobile app, getRx, uses smart phones, tablets or PCs to connect patient, prescriber and pharmacy. The app is available in both a physician and a patient version and can be downloaded from ITunes, Google Play as well as Amazon and is compatible with Apple and Android smart phones, tablets and PC’s.

GetRx, is a tool that eliminates the need to call or fax a pharmacy, which saves a significant amount of time according to Dan Rudd, MD, in Murfreesboro who developed the app with software developer Metova Inc.

The cloud-based app is a mobile prescription pad that is HIPAA compliant with encrypted texting within the app. It is linked to a medication database, which allows the physician to select from a drop down menu the medication and dosage. Google maps is also embedded in the app making selection of a convenient pharmacy easier when the patient is not at home.

More efficient than a traditional prescription pad, getRx lets physicians and their office staffs write and refill prescriptions and communicate with patients and pharmacies directly from a smart phone, tablet or PC. Prescriptions can be written and sent to the pharmacy of choice in 20 seconds. Once the prescription is sent, both the patient and the office receive written notification of the prescription, making charting easier. Any dialogue between patient and physician within the app is also sent to the office for placement in the patient’s chart.

When open, getRx, looks like a prescription pad. As you type, drop down menus let you select the correct patient, medication and dosage so there is little margin for error. And there is no charting; the app does that for you by sending the script back to the office. The app even remembers my preferred prescribing patterns on medications which further reduces the time to complete prescriptions said Rudd.

For patients, the app is free. It connects them to any and all of their physicians that use the getRx app. This allows the patient to request refills and communicate securely with their physician or their office in mere seconds, right from their smart phone, tablet or PC, which eliminates office staff time answering and returning phone calls for refills or prescriptions. Find more information at  www.getrx.com