Not yet convinced?  These stats support the current opportunity to improve the level of care given to patients:

• In 2007, new e-prescriptions rose from 86,000 to 581,000 in Illinois.
• The number of e-Prescribing Community Pharmacies increased by 22 percent in 2007.
• Each year, thousands of Americans die from preventable medical errors made in written prescriptions.
• 3.5 to 4 billion prescriptions are written annually.
• Pharmacists make 150 million calls per year to doctors' offices.
• There are up to 20 label changes or safety warnings from the FDA per month.
• Sixty-one percent of consumers fear being given the wrong medication.