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Listed are some excerpts from a newspaper article on OP's. "All a aptient has to do is decide which drug and what dosage of it he or she wants, fill out a questionnaire, and the drugs are shipped, no questions asked". "In Florida, the practice is illegal". " The medical Practice Act says for a perscription to be valid, a doctor must evaluate the patient. The state Board of Medicine has interpreted 'evaluate' to mean an in-person examination." "According to (The National Clearinghouse on Internet Prescribing), doctors who issue prescriptions based on an online questionnaire are outside the bounds of professional conduct." "And consumers caught with an invalid prescription for a drug could face felony charges." Just thought I'd pass it on.
If you've ever seen a newspaper report of something you were involved in, you know that newspapers have a real hard time getting it right. And, as the recent NY Times scandal proves, many reporters just make it up as they go along. The quality of journalism has badly deteriorated in this country in the past 30 years.
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"According to (The National Clearinghouse on Internet Prescribing), doctors who issue prescriptions based on an online questionnaire are outside the bounds of professional conduct."
Thanks for the report you read.
Being outside Professional Conduct and being Illegal are two different things. Personally, I have dealt with Doctors,Pharmacists,Physical Therapists and Attorneys who have operated outside the bounds of Professional Conduct,yet their actions are not deemed illegal within the eyes of the law.
Another double standard in my opinion.
J.
-------------------- I can't see me lovin nobody but you,for all my life
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