Receive e-prescription
Your doctor prescribes an e-prescription for you and stores it securely in the telematics infrastructure (TI).
The e-prescription for Germany
Redeeming with the eGK
Insured persons have the opportunity to redeem e-prescriptions digitally with their electronic health card (eGK). Here we show how easy it is:
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Redeem paperless
At the pharmacy, insert your health card into the card terminal.
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Take medicines with you
The pharmacist retrieves all your open e-prescriptions from the TI and hands over your medications. Done!
The key to the e-prescription:
The e-prescription app
In order to be able to receive and redeem prescriptions electronically, those with statutory health insurance need the gematik e-prescription app - it is called "Das E-Rezept".
Download now for free:
Using the e-prescription without a smartphone
- If you want, you can take a printout of the prescription to the doctor’s office as usual.
- The slip is no longer pink like it used to be, but it contains all the important information about the prescription and a prescription code.
- Due to the digital signature, the printout is also valid without a manual signature.
- The specialist staff at the pharmacy scans the prescription code and you can then take your medication with you or order it.
- You can see what an e-prescription printout looks like here