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You have to go into a doctor every month and get a new paper prescription for hormonal birth control? In the US? 20 years ago, my wife was able to do an electronic prescription, and it automatically refilled at the pharmacy every month.

For stimulants, they can't do an electronic refill, so I literally had to go to my doctor, get a paper prescription, then drop it off at the pharmacy, then come back a few days later (because it's usually backordered) every 30 days.

Some doctors would write 3 prescriptions with a "not before" date, but others were not willing to do so.



Definitely for Adderall, and possibly for birth control, the regulations vary greatly by state.

Of course, it wouldn't surprise me if hormonal birth control were to be Federally banned before this White House is done.




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