[concerned_user]

Before internet was commonplace you would have to go to a doctor and get a paper prescription which was sometimes done on a paper with watermarks and verification was that this piece of paper has a stamp or a seal on it and doctor's signature.

There were more forgeries with paper prescription than there is with online system.

[dorfsmay]

Are there provinces with electronic prescriptions? I always get a piece of paper (in Alberta).

I've had cases where the pharmacy (indeed London Drugs) phoned the doctor to ask them to fax a renewal.

[burutthrow1234]

In Ontario my doctor sends prescriptions "electronically". In practice it's not clear whether this is like an email, or whether someone behind the scenes prints out the prescription and faxes it. Apparently the local clinic has a team that is solely responsible for faxing things on behalf of the doctors.

[swader999]

Alberta is pretty close to being electronic.

[prmoustache]

You can still ask and get those AFAIK.