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E-Prescription Adoption Dashboard

Last Updated:

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  • October 17, 2025 Updated the data.

Table of Contents

  1. What is an electronic prescription?
  2. Progress toward the use of electronic prescriptions
  3. Introduction of electronic prescriptions
    3.1. Status of introduction by facility
    3.2. Status of introduction by prefecture in
    3. 3. Status of introduction in municipalities under the prefectural government
    3.4. Details of the status of introduction in Detailed introduction status of municipalities
    3.5. Case Study
  4. What will change with the introduction and widespread use of electronic prescriptions
  5. Points to Consider

1. What is electronic prescription?

Electronic Prescription (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) is one of the initiatives of Medical DX (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) promoted by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and is an important measure to realize a national medical information platform.
Information on drugs prescribed by physicians and dentists is transmitted to pharmacists via an electronic prescription management service. Pharmacists can also register and manage information on drugs dispensed.
The introduction of electronic prescriptions will enable medical institutions and pharmacies across Japan to safely share drug information and check one's own drug records anywhere, leading to the enjoyment of safe and secure medical care.

2. Progress on the use of electronic prescriptions

In order to promote the use of electronic prescriptions and lead to safe and secure medical care, it is important to expand the introduction of electronic prescriptions at medical institutions and pharmacies, utilize them, establish them, and demonstrate the effects of the efforts.
On the dashboard, we have organized and visualized the progress toward the utilization of e-prescriptions in the following three stages for medical institutions and pharmacies that have introduced online qualification confirmation systems nationwide.

  1. Expanded introduction of electronic prescriptions
  2. Use and establishment of electronic prescriptions
  3. Execution of checks for double dosing, etc.

Reference: Electronic Prescription Management Service (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

* Among "2. Utilization and definition of electronic prescriptions," the most recent values for "dispensing result registration rate" and "number of prescriptions issued" are estimates.
* Among the "3. Execution of checks for duplicate medications, etc.," the "Number of duplicate medication checks executed," "Number of duplicate medication alerts," and "Number of contraindications for concomitant use alerts" are the cumulative total of the number of judgments made by medical institutions and pharmacies through the electronic prescription management service.

For a detailed explanation of each item, see Data Definition .

3. Introduction of electronic prescriptions

3.1 Installation Status by Facility

Among medical institutions and pharmacies that have introduced online qualification confirmation systems nationwide, you can compare and check the introduction status of four categories of hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, and pharmacies that accept electronic prescriptions.

3.2 Status of introduction by prefecture

For each prefecture, you can check the introduction status of four categories of hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, and pharmacies that accept e-prescriptions.
You can also check the adoption rate of e-prescriptions in your area and the adoption status by medical institution type.

3.3 Status of introduction in municipalities under prefectures

You can check the introduction status of four categories of hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, and pharmacies that accept e-prescriptions for each municipality under each prefecture.
You can also select a city to see the availability and facilities in the selected city.

Detailed status of introduction in 3.4 municipalities

Select your city to see how four categories of hospitals, medical and dental clinics, and pharmacies have implemented e-prescribing, as well as which facilities have.

3.5 Case Studies

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has published examples of the introduction of electronic prescriptions so that they can be used as a reference when considering business operations before and after the introduction of electronic prescriptions, as well as when considering improvements to business operations after the introduction.
While confirming specific examples of improvements in business operations and safety at medical institutions and pharmacies that have introduced e-prescriptions, it can be used for consideration of introduction.

4. What will change with the introduction and spread of electronic prescriptions

The increase in the number of medical institutions and pharmacies introducing electronic prescriptions will enable the public to receive safer and more secure medical care anytime and anywhere, and will also lead to a reduction in the burden of medical care at medical institutions and pharmacies.
A drawing of three changing things. It is divided into two rows, one for patients and one for medical facilities. The top row is for patients, and the screen is divided into three parts. On the left side of the drawing, under the heading 1: Enjoying safe and secure medical care, two medicine capsules are connected with a plus sign and a check mark is connected with an equal sign next to them. In the center of the drawing, under the heading 2: Reducing waiting time, an illustration of two hands is drawn. A smartphone is drawn on the left hand and a clip boat is drawn on the right hand. On the right side of the drawing, under the heading 3: Checking prescription history, a hand holding a smartphone with a Mynaportal style screen is drawn. The bottom row is for medical facilities, and the screen is divided into three parts. On the left side of the drawing, under the heading 2: Providing medical care by accompanying patients, two medicine capsules are connected with a plus sign and a check mark is connected with an equal sign next to them. On the right side of the drawing, under the heading 3: Reducing workload, a paper document with a large diagonal line is drawn.

Reference: electronic prescription (for the public) (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

In the case of patients

  1. Access to safe and secure healthcare
    Even if it is your first time at a medical institution or pharmacy, you can check the patient's prescription and dispensing information accurately. This prevents duplicate prescriptions and dispensing of drugs with the same efficacy and effects, and prescriptions and dispensing of drugs that do not match well with the drugs you are taking, so you can receive safer and more secure medical care and lead to more appropriate medical expenses.
  2. Reduce wait time
    Reduce wait times at pharmacies by having patients give the pharmacy their electronic prescription redemption number before visiting the pharmacy.
  3. Confirmation of prescription history
    You can check the medicine you are taking at the Mynaportal.

For medical institutions and pharmacies

  1. Provision of Medical Care by Attending to Patients
    Based on the latest patient information, we can provide medical examination, prescription, dispensing, and medication guidance that are closer to patients.
  2. Providing safe and secure medical care
    The sharing of prescription and dispensing information across medical institutions and pharmacies, as well as checks for duplicate medications and contraindicated concomitant medications, will improve the safety of medical care.
  3. Reduction of work load
    It reduces the work burden on medical professionals, such as entering dispensing information and storing paper prescriptions.

5. Important Points

Data:

Defining Data

Refresh Data

We plan to update the various dashboard numbers on a regular basis.

True or false information

For true or false information about the date in this dashboard, see True or False: Dashboard on the status of e-prescription adoption.

Opinions and Requests

Electronic Prescription Service Promotion Office, General Affairs Division, Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Phone: 03 5253 1111

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions, please check the Q & amp; A () for citizens of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Electronic Prescriptions.