Are samples provided to patients when new medications are ordered?
When we prescribe a medication to a patient for the first time, we often provide samples of the medication for the first week’s dose. That way, if the medication does not work the patient has not paid for something they won’t use. The following is our “Samples Policy”: 1.) The Physician Patient relationship must be intact in order for samples to be dispensed (i.e. follow-up visits must be up to date). 2.) Samples are given for a trial period. If the sample medication is well tolerated, a prescription will be given to the patient for use over a longer period of time. 3.) The responsibility for the payment of prescription medication rests upon the patient. Samples may not be available for all medications we prescribe.
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