DrFirst e-Prescribing and Medication Orchestration

DrFirst is a US healthcare technology company with a press office in Arlington, Virginia. Its site states that it has operated for about 25 years and focuses on e-prescribing, medication history and prescription engagement for hospitals, practices, EHR vendors, pharmaceutical companies and payers.

The platform covers e-prescribing, e-prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS) with PDMP data, electronic prior authorization, medication history, prescription renewals, real-time prescription benefit and prescription engagement messages on refills and savings. The Gadget orchestration layer surfaces information inside the prescriber workflow, and the network connects 270 EHR systems according to the August 2026 release.

• E-prescribing: integrated workflows that support regulatory requirements.
• EPCS: controlled-substance prescribing with in-workflow PDMP visibility.
• Electronic prior authorization: AI pre-fills PBM question sets for staff to review and submit.
• Medication history: draws on a large US medication management network.
• Prescription engagement (RxInform): personalized messages on savings, education and refill reminders.
• Business continuity: prescribing and medication history stay accessible when an EHR is down.

A Vietnamese hospital group or EHR vendor could study the licensing model for in-workflow medication history and renewal tools. A pharmaceutical company running patient support programs could use refill and adherence messaging concepts. Telehealth platforms could reference the controlled-substance prescribing workflow design.

Reduces prescriber and staff clicks for renewals and prior authorization. The August 2026 pilot filled 63% of PBM question sets without clinician edits, with a median of 49 seconds from open to submit. Medication history and PDMP data inside the workflow support safer prescribing. Prescription engagement messages target adherence and refill follow-through.

E-prescribing is moving from basic transmission to workflow automation covering prior authorization, benefit checks and adherence follow-up. In Vietnam, the national e-prescription system and pharmacy data linkage create demand for similar connected prescribing and refill tools, although DrFirst's network is built around the US market.

Based in the US (Arlington, Virginia dateline). The August 2026 release cites over 25 awards, including TIME World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025, 670,000 providers and 71,000 pharmacies using its solutions. Partnership with Elation Health announced in 2026.