A technical failure disrupted electronic prescriptions across all Norwegian pharmacies on Friday. The system outage began just before 2 PM and affected the shared IT solution managed by Difa. Pharmacy Association communications chief Jostein Soldal confirmed the widespread disruption in a statement. He explained that problems emerged in the common IT platform serving all pharmacies. The system resumed normal operations by 2:15 PM the same day. Officials attributed the failure to technical issues following a system update. This marked the second major pharmacy IT disruption in Norway this year. The incident highlights the vulnerability of centralized digital health systems. When these systems fail, they affect every pharmacy in the country simultaneously. Patients could not access their electronic prescriptions during the outage. The quick resolution prevented more serious consequences for medication access. Norway's healthcare system relies heavily on digital solutions like e-prescriptions. Such nationwide outages demonstrate how dependent modern healthcare has become on uninterrupted IT infrastructure.
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Breaking NewsNorwegian Pharmacy IT System Restored After Nationwide Outage
Norway's pharmacy IT system experienced a nationwide outage affecting electronic prescriptions. The technical failure lasted about 15 minutes before being resolved. This marks another disruption to the country's digital health infrastructure this year.
