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I'd actually hope not. Many people have chronic conditions which require periodic visits to a doctor mainly for the same prescription to be renewed. A doctor sh

I'd actually hope not. Many people have chronic conditions which require periodic visits to a doctor mainly for the same prescription to be renewed. A doctor should absolutely be involved in follow-up management, but don't make patients go every two or three months just to get the same prescription as last time and to get insurance to cover the meds. Once a chronic but potentially well-managed condition is diagnosed, let people record their blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, and whatever and submit it for records. Let them renew their prescription with the pharmacy without spending hours finding an appointment that then takes hours to actually be seen. If their condition hasn't changed, once or twice a year with the doctor should be plenty.

walshemj 8y ago
As some one who has lived with a serious chronic condition id say the opposite - I don't have anyting against my local pharmacy (and they have been good and even hand delivered meds ) But I suspect that they probably have two at most patients like me as opposed to the nephrology specialists who see dozens of people like me each week.
- cestith 8y ago
  Are there easy at-home tests that would be useful data for your doctor? Is once a month necessary for this specific condition? Is three months? What about keeping records and sending them to the doctor every couple of weeks so an extra appointment can be scheduled, but only once every four or six months normally? I have hypertension. I've had it for years. It doesn't just go away, but it doesn't (at least in my history) rapidly get worse. I can take my blood pressure at home and chart it. The same medication I have always taken works and at the same dosage. Yet most doctors want to see me every two months to renew the prescription, prescribing a one-month supply with one refill. The stuff's shelf stable for a few years. Why can't I get a six month prescription?

walshemj 8y ago

As some one who has lived with a serious chronic condition id say the opposite - I don't have anyting against my local pharmacy (and they have been good and even hand delivered meds ) But I suspect that they probably have two at most patients like me as opposed to the nephrology specialists who see dozens of people like me each week.

cestith 8y ago
Are there easy at-home tests that would be useful data for your doctor? Is once a month necessary for this specific condition? Is three months? What about keeping records and sending them to the doctor every couple of weeks so an extra appointment can be scheduled, but only once every four or six months normally? I have hypertension. I've had it for years. It doesn't just go away, but it doesn't (at least in my history) rapidly get worse. I can take my blood pressure at home and chart it. The same medication I have always taken works and at the same dosage. Yet most doctors want to see me every two months to renew the prescription, prescribing a one-month supply with one refill. The stuff's shelf stable for a few years. Why can't I get a six month prescription?