Electronic Prescriptions - FAQs on Use in all of Spain

List with FAQs about the use of electronic prescriptions and getting them filled in another region than your own. From the Health Ministry, in Spanish.

Below a translation for a few of them.

What do I need to present at a pharmacy office to pick up a pharmaceutical product prescribed in another autonomous community?
All you need to do is present the individual health card, with an operative magnetic stripe. The individual health card is the administrative document that accredits the holder, and facilitates access for citizens to benefits of the National Health System.
In order for the pharmacist to access the list of dispensable products, the user must indicate the autonomous community where it has been prescribed.

Who can make use of the interoperable electronic prescription?
Any person who has an individual health card from the National Health System can get their medication in an autonomous community other than the one where the prescription was issued.
People attached to any of the Public Servants’ Mutual Societies are excluded. (MUFACE, MUGEJU and ISFAS).

Is it necessary to present the active medication sheet and information to the patient at the pharmacy? (Note from CAB, the info from your doctor about when you need to take it, with what frequency, for how long etc.)
For dispensing, it is not necessary to present the active medication sheet and information to the patient.
It is recommended that the user carries this sheet on their trips to help them with any questions that may arise with the administration of their medications. And also because in the pharmacy they can only access the details (dosage, instructions, etc.) of the products that are dispensable at that time, and not the full active treatment.

Can all products prescribed in electronic prescription be dispensed in another autonomous community?
At the moment, the following products can be dispensed:
* medicines authorized and included in the databases of the National Health System (includes medicines financed with or without an inspection visa, narcotic drugs and unfunded medicines),
* effects and accessories (e.g. gauze, tape, urinary incontinence pads etc.) included in them, if prescribed by national code, and
* dietary products included in the System’s portfolio of common services National Health.

The magisterial formulas and officinal preparations are available between some CCAA (your doctor will be able to inform you).

Parapharmacy products (blood glucose strips, syringes, etc.) are not included, nor are, at the moment, individual vaccines.

What about pensioners?
They will pay the percentage assigned according to their contribution code. In the event that you exceed the amount according to your CAP, you must request in your autonomous community of origin to be reimbursed the corresponding amount, presenting the ticket from the dispensing pharmacy.
They can inform you about this at the counter of your Health Center.

Please note: The information provided is based upon our understanding of current legislation. It is not legal advice but is provided freely to enable you to be properly informed. We recommend that if you are considering taking action, you should seek professional advice.