+1. Obviously not every drug can be self-prescribed, and not every condition can be self-diagnosed. Remember when you needed to go to a doctor to get a prescr

+1. Obviously not every drug can be self-prescribed, and not every condition can be self-diagnosed. Remember when you needed to go to a doctor to get a prescription for Fexofenadine or one of the many other antihistamines? Seems ridiculous in retrospect. We should limit ourselves to a year, maybe two at most, of prescription-required status for new drugs that should be over-the-counter, and only to get some experience (data). Some drugs should require a new N-year prescription every N years as patient conditions might change requiring examination.