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Can we take a 5 year prescription for a chronic condition like rheumatic arthritis or fiber have to keep going to see a doctor for refills?
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Yes: If you as a doctor write a prescription you take responsibility for the person's medical care. That requires visits and probable periodic lab work. If you continue to refill prescriptions without any contact with the patient you will never know if that person has developed other issues or takes other meds which may interact with the one you prescribe and cause harm. I have a firm rule about that.
Answered 3/3/2014
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