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arslashjason t1_iya4hxc wrote

Reply to comment by LootTheHounds in Ritalin shortage by zucca4

Are doctors able to e-scribe narcotics now? I've been out of the game since 2008 when that whole system was in it's infancy but if so, yay for everyone involved!

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LootTheHounds t1_iya591g wrote

Yes! At least certain ones I know of. Super helpful with telehealth appointments and the pandemic. The chain pharmacy I go to will even transfer them between same chain locations, which was a lifesaver during the 2020 police riots and the assholes who took advantage of that confusion. I think there’s finally a central database now of these scripts, which helps.

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arslashjason t1_iya6alb wrote

Very cool. I saw the potential for it to reduce general fuckery from all sources way back when, but the system at that point was too buggy to give up on hand written hard copies all together.

"So your doctor gave you this prescription for #160 Adderall to be taken twice daily for an... 80 day supply? 🤔

Lemme guess, you don't have insurance to bill for this either, right?"

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