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> Patients could answer questions on a mobile-phone app to help determine whether they should be able to access a medication without a prescription. The prima

by lev99 8y ago

> Patients could answer questions on a mobile-phone app to help determine whether they should be able to access a medication without a prescription. The primary issue I am concerned with is self ownership of my body, and the freedom to choose for myself which drugs I will consume. Transferring the permission process from a human medical professional to an algorithmic goverment agent does not give me anymore of what I want.

danso 8y ago
A permission process seems inextricable from a system in which there are regulations. But algorithmic agent would theoretically make approved drugs more accessible. The expense and time of a doctor visit is enough friction to stop people from getting drugs they may find beneficial.
- wu-ikkyu 8y ago
  There are many systems in which production requires the following of regulations but the purchasing and consumption does not, i.e. food.
  - danso 8y ago
    There is definitely more leeway with food. But the FDA, for instance, bans raw milk from interstate sales: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/why-some-states-want-to-legalize-raw-milk-sales https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/wh... Local governments can also regulate what food is purchaseable, more specifically, who is legally allowed to sell food; restaurants have to agree to pass health inspections, for instance. As another example: Peking Duck was effectively illegal because of health regulations until legislators (of Asian descent) were able to pass laws saying otherwise: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/31/us/around-the-nation-california-panel-backs-a-chinese-duck-bill.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/31/us/around-the-nation-cali...
- lev99 8y ago
  Recreational Cannabis has lots of regulations, and the only permission needed is a legal id and being an adult in several states. My goal isn't to reduce friction for accessing medicine. A person would be a fool to not jump through the hoops required to gain access to life improving medications. The low cost of a quarterly doctor's visit for a continuous prescription is well worth the benefits a modern pharmaceutical can provide. My goal is to have ownership of my body. It's a personal insult that I even have to ask permission.
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shub 8y ago
It's a step in the right direction. Doctors' stranglehold on pharmaceuticals won't disappear overnight.
- lev99 8y ago
  I think it's a step in the wrong direction. The authority of approving drug use is moving from private citizens (doctors) to the government. A step in the right direction would be making more drugs otc.

by lev99 8y ago

danso 8y ago

A permission process seems inextricable from a system in which there are regulations. But algorithmic agent would theoretically make approved drugs more accessible. The expense and time of a doctor visit is enough friction to stop people from getting drugs they may find beneficial.

wu-ikkyu 8y ago
There are many systems in which production requires the following of regulations but the purchasing and consumption does not, i.e. food.
- danso 8y ago
  There is definitely more leeway with food. But the FDA, for instance, bans raw milk from interstate sales: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/why-some-states-want-to-legalize-raw-milk-sales https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/wh... Local governments can also regulate what food is purchaseable, more specifically, who is legally allowed to sell food; restaurants have to agree to pass health inspections, for instance. As another example: Peking Duck was effectively illegal because of health regulations until legislators (of Asian descent) were able to pass laws saying otherwise: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/31/us/around-the-nation-california-panel-backs-a-chinese-duck-bill.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/31/us/around-the-nation-cali...
lev99 8y ago
Recreational Cannabis has lots of regulations, and the only permission needed is a legal id and being an adult in several states. My goal isn't to reduce friction for accessing medicine. A person would be a fool to not jump through the hoops required to gain access to life improving medications. The low cost of a quarterly doctor's visit for a continuous prescription is well worth the benefits a modern pharmaceutical can provide. My goal is to have ownership of my body. It's a personal insult that I even have to ask permission.

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shub 8y ago

It's a step in the right direction. Doctors' stranglehold on pharmaceuticals won't disappear overnight.

lev99 8y ago
I think it's a step in the wrong direction. The authority of approving drug use is moving from private citizens (doctors) to the government. A step in the right direction would be making more drugs otc.