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Is it legal to treat yourself and prescribe yourself medication if you are a doctor?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, they can write prescriptions for themselves but ONLY for non-controlled substances. (Controlled substances are those determined to have a significant amount of abuse potential, for instance many pain killers and sleep meds.)
However, generally it's recommended that doctors seek an outside opinion instead of self-prescribing.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoI'm not sure of international laws about the subject, yet I believe that medication must be prescribed for a third party. So even if you are a doctor you can't prescribe yourself medication
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∙ 8y agoYes but not a controlled substance or narcotic.
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