Five years after the introduction of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry’s e-prescription system for animals as a part of the hassle to make sure the traceability of medication used within the combat towards animal illnesses, some 10.7 million e-prescriptions have been issued for 182.4 million animals of various species, the newest knowledge revealed on the topic.
The e-prescription system, or “e-Reçete” in Turkish, which was initially launched on Jan. 1, 2018, supplied veterinarians the choice to subject their prescriptions electronically.
Through the system, which goals to give attention to points associated to animal illnesses similar to drug consumption management, the vaccination and therapy figures of stray animals with prescription drugs exceeded 226 million in 5 years, in response to knowledge from the ministry compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA).
Following the launch of this method, the Veterinary Medicine Tracking System (ITS) was additionally put into observe on March 1, 2018, to make sure the traceability of the import, manufacturing and distribution of veterinary medication and the uncooked supplies required for the manufacturing of those medication.
The two functions had been therefore supplied to veterinarians and pharmacists freed from cost, and so they have built-in with the duo ever since.
To date, round 27,500 customers have registered for the e-prescription system, whereas 20,455 customers and greater than 25,000 pharmacists have registered with the ITS.
Thanks to the aforementioned programs, it grew to become attainable to hint which drug, when and the way it was administered for the therapy of a specific animal.
As of Aug. 15, 2019, along with the e-prescription and ITS system, the Vaccine Tracking System (ATS) was launched by the identical ministry to make sure the traceability of organic vaccines utilized by veterinarians in Türkiye.
Within the scope of the ATS, 9.5 million paperwork had been issued for 30.5 million animals and livestock, together with poultry and fish. The system permits instantaneous monitoring of the nation’s vaccine stockpiles and immunization information.
