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by elahd 2908 days ago
With a few exceptions, paper prescriptions have been outlawed in New York State. Everything is electronic now.
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Finally. No more important artifact that can be lost, forged, or written on with horrible handwriting. Phoning home to a database is much harder to fake than a paper document with security features like watermark, hologram, microprinting, etc. Is this even for schedule II meds?

As a bonus, the pharmacy team usually has the meds ready by the time I arrive instead of needing to make a second visit or waiting after handing off the slip.