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If you have accurate test results that show you need medicine and can obtain it without a gatekeeper then you don't "need" to go to a doctor. That's one hell o
by bitCromwell 12y ago
If you have accurate test results that show you need medicine and can obtain it without a gatekeeper then you don't "need" to go to a doctor. That's one hell of a payoff.
- Fomite 12y agoYeah, there's no way you're getting prescription antibiotics or antivirals without seeing a doctor because "My iPhone says I have pertussis". Lab results alone do not a medically responsible treatment plan make.
- cdcarter 12y agoThis is the exact reason that free STD testing clinics DO NOT discuss symptoms with you, and with a positive test immediately refer you to an MD. A testing environment is not treatment or management.
- bitCromwell 12y agoIts unclear who "you" means, most people on earth can actually buy antibiotics without this. Also unsure as to how you define what is "responsible" for them.
- Fomite 12y agoThe post at the top of this chain makes it abundantly clear we're talking about the United States. And, as an epidemiologist, the ready availability of antibiotics without any interaction with a doctor is something I'd be pretty comfortable classifying as inherently irresponsible.