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> > Cannot say in the other countries, but in Italy you definitely cannot do that, the pharmacist wants a valid prescription (usually by a known MD, you may hav

> > Cannot say in the other countries, but in Italy you definitely cannot do that, the pharmacist wants a valid prescription (usually by a known MD, you may have even issues in getting some medicines with a valid prescription signed by a doctor in another city/region). My experience was always that if you begged for something without prescription it was always a no go, as soon as you have a semi-valid piece of white paper with maybe some intestation etc. then you don't even have to beg

jaclaz 4y ago
That: >semi-valid piece of white paper with maybe some intestation is more like a fake prescription, and doesn't sound like: >A4 blank piece of paper and 'be your own doctor' by writing in what you need by hand and signing it off still as 'your own doctor' with a fantasy name and a cool autograph It may depend on the specific medicine you needed/wanted, and of course there may be more or less strict pharmacists, but you won't normally get any non-OTC medicines without a proper prescription in Italy.
- JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
  > > is more like a fake prescription, and doesn't sound like: So the 'fake' treshold for you would be surpassed by the act of using a PC and a printer, whereas the 'writing what you need and signing off with a cool authograph' doesn't get you over the line? In any event, just semantics compared to what is going on in the US, Germany, The Netherlands and essentially de-facto the same scenario as the UK and the UAE (at least for people who are not extremely poor or unable to use Word.
  - jaclaz 4y ago
    Look, you stated that drugs (such as Viagra) were easily available ("de-facto OTC") in several countries, I can only report the actual situation, to the best of my knowledge, for the country I live in (Italy) which is that without a prescription you won't get it.

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> > Cannot say in the other countries, but in Italy you definitely cannot do that, the pharmacist wants a valid prescription (usually by a known MD, you may hav

by JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago

jaclaz 4y ago
That: >semi-valid piece of white paper with maybe some intestation is more like a fake prescription, and doesn't sound like: >A4 blank piece of paper and 'be your own doctor' by writing in what you need by hand and signing it off still as 'your own doctor' with a fantasy name and a cool autograph It may depend on the specific medicine you needed/wanted, and of course there may be more or less strict pharmacists, but you won't normally get any non-OTC medicines without a proper prescription in Italy.
- JumpinJack_Cash 4y ago
  > > is more like a fake prescription, and doesn't sound like: So the 'fake' treshold for you would be surpassed by the act of using a PC and a printer, whereas the 'writing what you need and signing off with a cool authograph' doesn't get you over the line? In any event, just semantics compared to what is going on in the US, Germany, The Netherlands and essentially de-facto the same scenario as the UK and the UAE (at least for people who are not extremely poor or unable to use Word.
  - jaclaz 4y ago
    Look, you stated that drugs (such as Viagra) were easily available ("de-facto OTC") in several countries, I can only report the actual situation, to the best of my knowledge, for the country I live in (Italy) which is that without a prescription you won't get it.