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US requires a prescription because it's classified as medical device "class 3"
by jwhite_nc 7y ago
US requires a prescription because it's classified as medical device "class 3"
- Angostura 7y agoIsn't that interesting - the UK regulates medicines pretty closely, but I've just tried and I can go straight to the web site and buy one here, no questions asked.
- not2personal 7y agoThe UK doesn't have the regulatory capture in that space that the US does. US doctors want you to go to them for everything, and the AMA (basically a lobbying firm for doctors) is taken seriously here. in the UK you can get lots of things over the counter without doctor intervention.
- dghughes 7y agoHere in Canada you can buy them at WalMart: https://www.walmart.ca/en/health/home-health-care/diabetes-care/blood-glucose-monitor/N-8041 https://www.walmart.ca/en/health/home-health-care/diabetes-c...