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PRESCRIPTION FEES Under ordinary circumstances, prescribing is part of the in-clinic consultation, and no separate prescription fee should be charged. This applies even if the patient requests during the consultation that the medicine be dispensed outside the clinic. However, a prescription fee may be appropriate when the patient is not physical present for a formal consultation and examination, as a professional review of his medical records before prescribing medicine is appropriate. One example may be when a relative requests repeat medicine for a stable housebound patient of the doctor. Another is when clinical or laboratory data needs to be reviewed before a repeat prescription. In such cases, a prescription fee of up to $10 for up to a month's supply of medicine is acceptable, provided the usual consultation fee is not charged.
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