If getting a prescription is that easy you need to find a real doctor. Most doctors, and states for that matter, require the patient to have symptoms that would necessitate a prescription. As far as a doctor writing a prescription for fear of "losing a patient", any doctor that would operate an office under those conditions would find themselves out of business in short order.

not to mention the malpractice lawsuits

Really say that to doctors for late Michael J, Prince, and all the ones handing out Oxy like candy for years.

Being as I call scripts in for patients on pretty much a daily basis, as long as your not trying to call in a narcotic or something like adderol you would be surprised at how easy it would be to scam the system

It's clear that this thread has gone off the rails. I was hoping that this crisis would help to unite people to fight a common enemy and work together. I encourage anyone that has the means and the resources to support our health care workers in any way possible. I'd love to see people pull together and drop the petty politics because there are bigger issues facing everyone.

You`re beyond naive if you think that`s how doctors work.

Here our hospitals allow family to bring alcohol to patients. By law you are able to drink in hospitals. Guess its easier to deal with a drunk over alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Ontario, like most provinces, alcohol distributors are owned by the province. Liquor stores, despite the Ontario lock down, have been deemed essential. In my province liquor sales on Sunday where illegal until 1986. My friends mother owned a bar in the states, just across the border. She was clearing $80k per week, mostly based on her Sunday liquor sales.

I'm semi germophobic, plus I'm doing my parents shopping. My mom is in her early 70's and has COPD. I have N95 masks, bought before the virus, sort of needed for work. I also have nitrile gloves. I wear both in stores and at gas stations, etc.

Some drs are prescribing to friends relatives to have on hand.

How is there a short supply... Say we are talking widgets..we know thru current and past usage there is a typical monthly demand for 5000 widgets. The widget maker makes about this many with a little cushion,the warehouses distributors etc do the same. Suddenly in a. 96. Hour period the demand for widgets goes from 5000 to 5000000000.. that's why they are short

US is now the epicenter... for what was deemed media hype a few weeks ago has a solid grip with daily confirmations and deaths no where nearing a plateau.

Take care of yourselves as best you can everyone....