Prescription Drug Requirements
The cluster discusses frustrations with US pharmacy policies requiring prescriptions for medications, comparisons to countries where drugs are available over-the-counter, and workarounds like online services or international purchases.
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Wrong. Pharmacy doesn't work that way.
How am I supposed to buy my drugs now?!
In some countries it requires medical prescription so maybe for the author it's not really worth the hassle?
That's more about CYA. The pharmacist would risk a lot by giving out the medicine without proper prescription. They may know it's OK, but they won't risk an overzealous prosecution, for example.
Doesn't help if they have your prescription saved in a database
They’re not pharmacies. They’re convenience stores that sell drugs on the side.Use a dedicated pharmacy and you may get more performance, but the doctor delay may still occur.
The app isn't delivering medicine. It's connecting the user with a doc who can write a prescription that's filled by a pharmacy.
Why can't the doctor verify all of this before prescribing? Seems to be some weird US thing.
US based online contact vendors reject orders without a signed prescription. The doctors intentionally don't sign them. The workaround is to order them from Canada
have you tried a physical pharmacy