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by caskstrength 2025 days ago
Why should you even need doctor prescription for something like this? Week ago I just went to nearby lab and asked them to make a blood draw to verify my vitamin D levels and got results same day via email.
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Can you tell us which lab? Did you contact them before hand?
Sorry for not being clear - I'm not in the US. I was just surprised you need a doctor prescription for something like that.
US doctors have a strong political presence through the AMA and maintain a monopoly on nearly every medical procedure, test, and many drugs. It's impossible to get anything without a doctor's prescription and it's usually impossible to get that prescription without a (paid) visit to their office.