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by yeahitslikethat 2555 days ago
Perhaps now we can start to allow patients to treat themselves? why should I need a doctor's permission to but insulin I know for a fact I need to live?
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> Perhaps now we can start to allow patients to treat themselves?

You already can. You're welcome to self-administer tylenol, bandage a wound, etc.

When you start getting into more complicated conditions, we like to have a professional in the mix, as laypeople have a tendency to do things like want antibiotics for a cold, essential oils for cancer, and think vaccines cause autism.