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You do not have to have a face-to-face visit with a doctor in order to get a prescription.
Instead of having an appointment with a doctor:
- Consider consulting another type of medical provider who has prescribing authority who costs less than a doctor.
- Physician assistants are allowed to prescribe medications in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Many states limit their ability to prescribe certain controlled substances.
- Nurse practitioners have also some level of prescribing authority in every state.
- Communicate with your doctor about your drugs and the effects by fax or e-mail. Generally, doctors do not charge for interactions by e mail or fax. Even if the doctor charges for the time, it will be much less than the charge for an office visit.
- If you have to see a doctor, consider seeing a primary care physician. They usually charge less per visit than a specialist.
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