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Sore throat - strep throat (my 2.5year old currently has it)? can i get a scrip & drs certificate please for myself?

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Dr. Robert Kwok answered

Needs in-person exam: A doctor can write a note after doing an in-person exam. Generally, doctors do not write notes such as work-excuse or school-excuse notes, or back-to-work or back-to-school notes, without an exam. That is because a doctor's note is his written, signed, professional opinion, on whether a patient can or cannot do a particular activity. An in-person exam gives confidence to the doctor's opinion.

Answered 8/23/2017

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Possibly: You would have to do a consult, likely a video one

Answered 2/24/2018

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See doctor : Medical certificates can only be issued by GP . For script you can do a live consult with a doctor.

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A member asked:

Sore throat - strep throat (my 2.5year old currently has it)? can i get a scrip & drs certificate please for myself?

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