On Mon, 16 May 2016 15:54:35 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Mon, 16 May 2016 16:13:40 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 16 May 2016 08:49:41 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 15 May 2016 20:36:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>Sorry - I used the wrong word. These are *renewals* of existing
>>>prescriptions.
>>>
>>>Doris
>>
>>Eventually every State will need to comply... NY got a short extention
>>however most MDs are already in compliance. I haven't seen a paper Rx
>>in over a year.... even the ER prescribes electronically... the
>>patient only gets to specify which pharmacy.
>>"e-prescribing of both controlled and non-controlled substances":
>>http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona...c_prescribing/
>
>BTW, the prescription rules (in my state at least) we are talking
>about apply to veterinarian prescriptions as well. There must be a
>yearly vet visit in order to acquire a renewal.
>Janet US

Hmm, there's never been a month I haven't been to the Vet, In fact I
was there yesterday, today, and will be back tomorrow.