"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>
>>>
>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>> with
>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>> letters.
>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>> the
>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>
>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>They can not be sent electronically.
>
> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
> short expiry.

They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.