Is it legal for Internet pharmacies to approach a physician to write prescriptions based on on-line consultations with customers/consumer?
A physician may use the Internet to provide information and to communicate with the patient, but it cannot be the sole basis for authorizing prescriptions. If a doctor/patient relationship exists, a doctor can use the Internet to communicate with patients. Where a doctor/patient relationship exists, the doctor may use the Internet to receive requests for treatment. DEA cautions, however, that such requests for treatment should be logical based upon a doctors knowledge of the patients medical history and the medical complaint. The doctor may also use the Internet to receive requests for refills of prescriptions from patients.
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