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0 pointsshadowgovt4y ago0 comments

Humans are very complicated, and writing the wrong stuff on a pad can get someone killed.

Amoxicillin isn't available without a prescription because using the wrong antibiotic on a disease can make the patient worse.

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Clubber4y ago

The example I was replying to was when the patient was already diagnosed with a chronic illness and still had to go back to the doctor every month or so to renew the script, because reasons.

shadowgovtOP4y ago

Me too.

When the disease is something that requires frequent reapplication of antibiotics, it's important to confirm periodically that they're working (and that the problem isn't a different bacteria that's amoxicillin-resistant).

Clubber4y ago

That's a convenient method when the patient can also make a phone call / appointment to inform the doctor they don't seem to be working rather than extorting (and I'm not using that word lightly) $150+ a month. Also consider the multitudes of other medications where there is no real argument to require a monthly extortion fee.

It seems to be this is more for the benefit of the healthcare system financially rather than the patient or the health of the population as a whole.

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0 pointsshadowgovt4y ago0 comments

Humans are very complicated, and writing the wrong stuff on a pad can get someone killed.

Amoxicillin isn't available without a prescription because using the wrong antibiotic on a disease can make the patient worse.

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Clubber4y ago

The example I was replying to was when the patient was already diagnosed with a chronic illness and still had to go back to the doctor every month or so to renew the script, because reasons.

shadowgovtOP4y ago

Me too.

Clubber4y ago

It seems to be this is more for the benefit of the healthcare system financially rather than the patient or the health of the population as a whole.

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