How to fax a prescription from your iPhone in Canada

Check with your pharmacy first

Rules for prescriptions are set by each province's pharmacy regulator, and individual pharmacies have their own policies. In many cases a pharmacy will only treat a faxed prescription as valid when it comes directly from the prescriber's office. A copy faxed by the patient may be used to get your file ready, but the pharmacist will often still need to see the original paper prescription when you pick up.

Some medications, such as controlled drugs, have stricter requirements. Call the pharmacy, explain that you'd like to fax the prescription ahead, and ask for their fax number and what they'll need from you. Don't rely on a number found in an old search result; pharmacies change fax lines when they move or merge.

Send it from your browser

FaxToFax.com is web-only, so you use Safari on your iPhone rather than an app. Sign-in uses your email and a one-time code, so there's no password to remember.

1. Open Safari, go to FaxToFax.com and sign in with your email and the one-time code.
2. Start a new fax and attach the PDF from the Files app.
3. Add a cover page with your full name, date of birth, phone number and a short note such as "Patient copy, original to follow at pickup".
4. Enter the pharmacy's fax number and confirm it when prompted before sending.
5. Send, then watch the status change from In progress to Delivered.