If a medicine is on backorder or its alternatives are not available, that information should be made available to doctors before they write a prescription

If a medicine is on backorder or its alternatives are not available, that information should be made available to doctors before they write a prescription, the Danish Medical Association says. In a DR report, association chairman Anna Nathan said a technical solution is needed so that both doctors and their patients do not go back and forth in searching for a medicine that is not available at the pharmacy. Doctors have complained that they have had to write up to five new prescriptions daily as patients return, saying the medicine is unavailable, while pharmacist Birgitte Carlsen said her staff spends around five hours daily navigating frustrated customers and explaining about backorders and alternative options.