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I assume you meant "expecting a direct payment TO the patient"? My understanding is that prescriptions are required for medications that carry risk, so a docto
by BurningFrog 3y ago
I assume you meant "expecting a direct payment TO the patient"?
My understanding is that prescriptions are required for medications that carry risk, so a doctor needs to evaluate if it is appropriate for the patient, and at what dose.
This avoids people self diagnosing and taking random doses of various medications.
Pharmacies are happy to sell you medications that aren't covered by insurance at full price.
- darby_eight 3y ago> This avoids people self diagnosing and taking random doses of various medications. This is such a non-issue it's impossible to take seriously. People do this regardless of prescriptions and the danger of the substances they're intaking (think: alcohol). What is the risk entailed by the device described in the original post that a prescription guardrail might prevent?