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Many online pharmacies do not allow the patients to purchase medicines, without the prescriptions provided by the doctor. Getting prescribed drugs without the Rx by the doctor, seems to be an eye catching offer, but it is an illegal practice. Without the doctor’s prescription, purchasing a medicine may harm and it won’t be safe for the patient’s conditions. Legal, safe and convenient ways to get prescriptions online are as follows:-
Prescription in Traditional way
In traditional prescription, one has to follow a straight process, by taking an appointment with the doctor for consultation. After visiting, get the prescription from the consultant. Since, visiting a doctor and getting prescription is not an online practice. But, many medical associations promote and support the use of traditional prescription before purchasing the drugs. Many online pharmacies company allow the patients to send the prescription via fax, email, post or through their doctors.
Advantages
• Correct analysis of patient's conditions
The doctor can check the patient accurately such as patient’s physical condition, their symptoms and according to the symptoms the doctor can prescribe them properly.
• Minor chances of error in prescribing
After analyzing and evaluating the symptoms of the patient personally by the doctor, the chance of prescribing the wrong medicine is minimum and near to zero.
• Ease in transferring
After prescribing, the doctors suggests purchasing of medicine through online pharmacies, may be of the patient’s choice. A few pharmacies will even contact the patient’s doctor for confirmation of prescription.
Disadvantages
• Consumption of more time
The patient can only visit the doctor after the appointment. After visiting to the clinic or hospital they have to wait for the doctor for at least an hour. It becomes difficult for the patient to squeeze their available time from their busy schedules.
• Uncomfortable location
Some times, the hospitals or the clinics of the doctors are far away from their locations. Even some patients have a hatred feeling of being getting interviewed in the clinical settings.
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