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Back to the fax? Doctors say Ottawa's plans to axe prescription software leaves them in limbo

March 16, 2026

A pair of Ontario family doctors say they may have to go back to sending patient prescriptions to pharmacies by fax because a federally funded agency is doing away with an electronic system, with no clear plans for its replacement.

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