Should we be able to just buy prescriptions over the counter instead of having to go to a Doctor?

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noname2200 on 01 February 2013

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It's controlled because somebody will sue when out of their own stupidity they take something they decided on without consulting a doctor. Heck they'd sue even if they took it for recreation. Someone is injured or dies, somebody gets sued.

Not sure that could happen. Can people who deliberately or inadvertantly abuse drugs sue for damages? I thought it could only happen if you took it as directed and got negative side-effects.

They can sue. They just won't win.*

*Unless the directions were unclear or ambiguous, such that a reasonable person in the plaintiff's position would have done what the plaintiff did.

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Mr Puggsly on 02 February 2013

Cobretti2 said:
It is also about controlling the rate superbugs evolve at so scientists have time to detvelop new drugs. If people abuse the drugs the bugs become resilient to those antibiotics and become useless to all of us.

People in Mexico buy a lot of drugs over the counter, antibiotics included.

I've yet to hear about any super bugs coming out of Mexico.

The fact is most people are responsible with drugs. But some people are just too damn concerned with idiots.

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Cobretti2 said:
It is also about controlling the rate superbugs evolve at so scientists have time to detvelop new drugs. If people abuse the drugs the bugs become resilient to those antibiotics and become useless to all of us.

What kind of drugs do you take?

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the2real4mafol on 02 February 2013

First of all, this is part of a problem with private healthcare. The fact that it costs money just to get advice from a doctor is just crazy. It wouldn't be like that if you had some public healthcare in the US, since doctors are paid for by taxpayers money this way. Even stuff like prescriptions are subsidised usually, as it is in the UK.

But if people know already what they need to get better, they should just be able to get it from the pharmacists. I agree there.

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One problem I have is with antibiotics requiring doctor screening. If you have an infection you shouldn't have to have someone look at it when you know what it is.

For that reason, I think pharmacies should have a kind of middle doctor diagnosis officer who can say, "yep, this person has a throat infection, this person has bronchial infection" and issue antibiotics prescriptions.

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Cobretti2 said:
It is also about controlling the rate superbugs evolve at so scientists have time to detvelop new drugs. If people abuse the drugs the bugs become resilient to those antibiotics and become useless to all of us.

This.

We need harder access to antibiotics, not easier access. For example Gonorrhea is now nearly completely immune to current

anitbiotics due to overuse for treatment. There is only one type left that it can be treated with and it's already showing

signs of immunity to that.

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VGhippy said:

Cobretti2 said:
It is also about controlling the rate superbugs evolve at so scientists have time to detvelop new drugs. If people abuse the drugs the bugs become resilient to those antibiotics and become useless to all of us.

This.

We need harder access to antibiotics, not easier access. For example Gonorrhea is now nearly completely immune to current

anitbiotics due to overuse for treatment. There is only one type left that it can be treated with and it's already showing

signs of immunity to that.

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Stupid health system of yours. Going to see the doctor shouldn't cost you any money. Immunizations also shouldn't. But buying regulated medicine without the approval of a doctor? No sir.