How Do You Limit Who Can See Your PharmaNet Patient Record?
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If you want to limit who can see your patient record, you can put a keyword onto it. Then your patient record will be accessible only to the pharmacy that knows your keyword. Your keyword will be needed each time you want to fill your prescription, including to refill the same prescription. It is also needed when you request information about your prescriptions, and every time a physician requests information from your patient record on your behalf, including your own doctor.
If you want to ensure that no one can get access without your express permission, you do not have to give any pharmacy or pharmacist your keyword. You control who can keep it on file. For example, you can give your keyword to your local pharmacist to keep, so only he (and any assistants) can access your PharmaNet patient record without having to ask you every time. If you want to use a different pharmacy you must remember your keyword so you can give it to that new pharmacist for that one-time use.
Some pharmacists may not be familiar with how to put a keyword on a patient record. You may wish to tell them about the instructions available on the College of Pharmacists website or simply print them out and take them with you to the pharmacy. Instructions for pharmacists on how to put a keyword on a patient record - Adobe Reader is required.
How Do You Put a Keyword On Your PharmaNet Patient Record?
Putting a keyword on your patient record is simple. It is done at your local pharmacy by your pharmacist. You simply tell him or her you want to put a keyword on your patient record, and the pharmacist will put it on, after your identity has been verified and you have chosen your own keyword. Your local pharmacist might want to keep a record of your keyword to enable access your file to fill your prescriptions, but you must give your consent first.
Unless the pharmacist has known you personally for more than two years, you have to show government-issued identification to prove your identity.
If you forget your keyword, you can ask your pharmacist to call the PharmaNet Help Desk, which will, on your instructions, delete your keyword and allow the pharmacist to access your patient record. You have to provide government-issued identification to the pharmacist before this is done.
You can put a new keyword on your patient record after your prescription is filled. You can change your keyword only once in any 24 hour period.
If you are in the emergency ward and are unable to give your keyword to the emergency staff, they can call the PharmaNet Helpdesk and have the keyword removed, so they can see what medication you are taking.
How Do You Get Access to Your PharmaNet patient record?
It is a good idea to check your patient record from time to time to make sure it is accurate.
This link at the College of Pharmacists of BC will explain How to Obtain Your PharmaNet Patient Record.
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