[kleiba]

Amazing - an acquaintance of ours when we lived in Germany a couple of years ago had a similar idea. But she found that telemedicine + prescription drugs (and possibly advertising law) are among the most regulated areas in a country already known for its red tape.

I didn't follow up what became of her startup idea, but there's no way she could have ever gotten it off the ground in just two months, like the guy from the article and his brother. More like two years...

[coffeebeqn]

This was quite a popular business in the US during covid. I had someone prescribe benzos after a 15 minute call where they didn’t seem to be paying attention. I believe they’re shut down down due to legal issues

[Obscurity4340]

I think there's a place for it, there are services that help people access things naltrexone and baclofen for alcohol addiction or finasteride for hair loss and probably many other potentially life-changing scripts that can sometimes be difficult to access even by those who need them. Its a lot easier to get a dr to continue a prescription than to initiate it if you dont have a great dr who listens and works with you