This statistic depicts the percentage of Canadians that find select aspects of online communication regarding their prescriptions desirable, as of 2018. According to the survey, 63 percent of respondents thought that the ability to view a list of all of their medications online would be very desirable.
Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018
Characteristic
Very desirable
Somewhat desirable
Not very desirable
Not at all desirable
Don't know
Ability to view a list of all your current prescriptions [online] regardless of who prescribed them
63%
28%
4%
2%
3%
Doctors/care provider has the ability to look up the cost of the medication
62%
25%
6%
3%
4%
Receive email/text reminders that your medications are ready to be picked up
58%
28%
6%
4%
4%
Receive email/text reminder to fill your prescription at your pharmacy
adults that were prescribed a medication in the past two years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "If an electronic prescription service was available to your doctor or regular care provider, how desirable would the following communication features be to support you in managing
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Canada Health Infoway. (December 10, 2018). Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. (2018). Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadians That Said They Would Find Select Aspects of Electronic Prescription Services Desirable as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway, Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018 [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, December 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
