In plain English
This means the prescription already exists and is not being newly written. The arrangement shifts that prescription from one pharmacy to a different one so it can be dispensed there.
In context
Here, "transfer prescription" communicates an action to arrange for an existing prescription to be moved to a different pharmacy for dispensing there.
- Situation
- Requesting prescription renewals, choosing pharmacies, and following refill status
- What it communicates
- offers an action to move the prescription to another pharmacy
Meaning limits
This term covers moving an existing prescription between pharmacies, not creating a new prescription or changing what is prescribed.
Examples
“Instead of asking for a new prescription, she had the pharmacist transfer her prescription to the chemist near her new flat.”
“After the move, they transferred the prescription to a pharmacy closer to home.”