The Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan has drafted a document to cancel the outdated procedure for introducing the electronic prescription system. The system itself will continue to operate.
The previous order of the minister dated December 15, 2025, which was applied as part of a pilot project in Tashkent and several other regions, will be repealed.
According to the draft, the electronic prescription system has been fully implemented in medical organizations that participated in the experiment, and the unified procedure for prescribing medications based on it has been consolidated by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 570. Consequently, the previous departmental document has lost its practical and legal significance.
The Ministry of Health emphasized that canceling the order is necessary to eliminate inconsistencies between regulatory legal acts and to form a unified legal framework.
In the future, regulation of issues related to electronic prescriptions will be carried out solely on the basis of a Cabinet of Ministers resolution. The changes are technical in nature and aim to simplify legal regulation and eliminate duplicate norms.
At the same time, the cancellation of the “Electronic Prescription” system itself is not planned — it will continue to operate. The changes are technical and aimed at simplifying legal regulation and eliminating duplicate norms. The Ministry of Health press service confirmed that the system will be retained and stated that a detailed commentary is being prepared.
The draft does not introduce new regulatory norms, does not provide for additional requirements, restrictions, liability, or benefits and preferences, and is aimed solely at recognizing the current departmental document as invalid.
The adoption of this document is expected to eliminate discrepancies in enforcement practice, reduce the risk of disputes between medical institutions, pharmacies, and patients, and ensure the stable operation of digital services in healthcare.
The electronic prescription system was launched on December 12 in Tashkent and several other pilot regions. However, it turned out that medical institutions, pharmacies, and the population were not fully prepared for it. On December 15, the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, following consultations with public and private sector experts and taking into account citizens' opinions, decided to implement the system not simultaneously but gradually, “as smoothly and understandably as possible.”
The first phase covered antibiotics, synthetic antibacterial drugs, and systemic hormonal drugs. This is stated in the Ministry of Health order issued on the same day, December 15.
In Uzbekistan, the dispensing of prescription drugs has always been mandatory only with a prescription, but this requirement was not observed.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health and the Pharmaceutical Agency answered questions about the goals and operation of the system, which drugs are dispensed by prescription, and what to do in emergency situations.
Source: www.gazeta.uz