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Old 21 March 2020, 04:36 AM   #3017
uscmatt99
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Originally Posted by Patton250 View Post
That is unacceptable. Of all the places that should be open pharmacies and doctors offices should never close. I know you said you don’t have any family out there to help you but maybe a forum member can pick up your prescriptions for you and bring them to you.
Well it's a free country and pharmacies and doctors' offices are typically private entities. I'm not aware of any law on the books mandating that a business stay open when it's taking financial losses and incurring risk to staff by staying open. It is in the best interest of patients and providers to do everything possibly remotely at this point.

It would be nice if there was some form of safety net or system in place for folks who can't safely get meds refilled, rather than needing to rely on personal relationships developed over the internet. Any ideas or solutions?
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