The digital prescription
Estonian prescriptions are digital: the doctor sends the prescription straight to the prescription centre, instantly visible at every pharmacy. See your prescriptions — validity, dosage, uncollected amounts — at terviseportaal.ee. For your own medicines an identity document suffices; to buy for someone else, tell the pharmacist their personal code and show your own document.
Who this applies to
Step by step
View the prescription in the portal
Log in to terviseportaal.ee with an ID card, mobile-ID or Smart-ID — see valid prescriptions, dosages and uncollected amounts.
Buy the medicines at a pharmacy
For yourself — with an ID document. For a relative — state their personal code and show your own document; no separate authorisation is needed for an ordinary prescription.
Renew the prescription in time
For chronic medication, contact the practice a couple of days before the medicine runs out — the pharmacy itself cannot renew prescriptions.
Common mistakes
Frequently asked questions
How do I buy medicines for a family member?
Tell the pharmacist the family member's personal code and show your own ID. The pharmacist sees the prescription in the centre.
Does it work abroad?
Yes — the cross-border prescription works in several EU countries (e.g. Finland, Latvia, Poland); show an ID document at the pharmacy. The list keeps growing.