This statistic depicts the percentage of Canadians that find select aspects of online communication regarding their prescriptions desirable, as of 2018. According to the survey, 63 percent of respondents thought that the ability to view a list of all of their medications online would be very desirable.
adults that were prescribed a medication in the past two years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "If an electronic prescription service was available to your doctor or regular care provider, how desirable would the following communication features be to support you in managing
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Canada Health Infoway. (December 10, 2018). Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018." Chart. December 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. (2018). Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway. "Percentage of Canadians That Said They Would Find Select Aspects of Electronic Prescription Services Desirable as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/
Canada Health Infoway, Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Percentage of Canadians that said they would find select aspects of electronic prescription services desirable as of 2018 [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, December 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950732/online-prescription-service-desirability-canada/