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by bduerst 2437 days ago
Doubtful. Doctors are incentivized to not have to write prescriptions, because it legally shifts the liability (and malpractice claims) to them.
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Whether they prescribe it or not is irrelevant, you still need to pay to ask them. Doctors are risk averse for that reason, among others, and most people I know loathe going to them because they never actually try to treat the problem.