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Repeat prescription request

VerdictRevise before user testing

The flow is visually calm and easy to scan, but the final step makes a request look more certain than it is. Fix the confirmation language and urgent-care escape route before testing the smaller interaction details.

Source flow and evidence

Repeat prescription request
Revise first
1
Your medicines

Lisinopril

10 mg · 28 tablets

Last ordered18 Aug
Request again
2
Review request

Lisinopril 10 mg

Collect from Market Street Pharmacy

Quantity28 tablets
Send request
31
✓

You’re all set

We’ll let you know when it’s ready.

Done
High · Use-error risk · Screen 3

“Done” reads like the prescription was approved

The confirmation says “You’re all set” immediately after submission. The only status shown is a green check.

Fix before testing

Say that the request was sent, show the expected review time, and explain how approval or a question will arrive.

Ask in researchAfter seeing this screen, what would you expect to happen next?

Findings

3 found
HighUse-error riskScreen 3 · High confidence

“Done” reads like the prescription was approved

What we saw

The confirmation says “You’re all set” immediately after submission. The only status shown is a green check.

Why it matters

A patient could believe the medicine is ready and stop checking for a clinic response.

Fix before testing

Say that the request was sent, show the expected review time, and explain how approval or a question will arrive.

Ask in research

After seeing this screen, what would you expect to happen next?

HighUncertaintyScreen 2 · High confidence

There is no safe path for someone who cannot wait

What we saw

The review screen shows the medicine and submit button, but no timing or urgent alternative.

Why it matters

Someone with no doses left may use a routine request when they need faster help.

Fix before testing

Put the normal response time above the button and add a plain-language route for urgent medicine needs.

Ask in research

What would you do here if you had no tablets left for tonight?

MediumComprehensionScreen 3 · High confidence

The confirmation drops the medicine details

What we saw

The final screen does not repeat the medicine name, dose, or selected pharmacy.

Why it matters

The user cannot check that the correct request was sent without leaving the screen.

Fix before testing

Repeat the medicine, dose, pharmacy, and request date in a compact receipt.

Ask in research

How would you confirm which medicine you just requested?

What is already working

  • ↗The medicine name and dose are easy to scan on the review screen.
  • ↗The flow asks for one decision at a time.

Questions for user research

  • ↗Do users understand that the clinic still needs to review the request?
  • ↗Can a user with no medicine left find the right urgent route?
  • ↗What information do users expect to see in the final receipt?
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