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Uh what? This seems like the kind of thing solvable with routine electronic authenticated messages from doctor to pharmacy. The problem there is mandating the

• sandworm101 6y ago
  > ...with routine electronic authenticated messages from doctor to pharmacy. These are professions that still use fax machines. The concept of sending scrips between random doctors and pharmacies over electronic means is too daunting (HIPPA, privacy lawsuits, child protection laws etc). They would rather stick them in envelopes. Giving it to the post office won't get them sued.
  • SilasX 6y ago
    Perhaps for some, but for the last 5-10 years all my doctors have had me specify a pharmacy and the prescriptions gets sent their directly without me having to hold anything physical.