STD campaign asks lovers to give out meds

[nimbus]

That's one of the many problems caused by Obamacare. A sound idea, like letting doctors script STD medication for their partners, opens the door to a whole new round of cost, fraud and abuse. I'd rather make the drugs OTC and available anywhere (at a low cost) and have people pay for them out of their own pockets.

cosign

 

[nimbus]

That's one of the many problems caused by Obamacare. A sound idea, like letting doctors script STD medication for their partners, opens the door to a whole new round of cost, fraud and abuse. I'd rather make the drugs OTC and available anywhere (at a low cost) and have people pay for them out of their own pockets.

cosign in principle but OTC antibiotics are a horrible idea IMO

 

[samoth]

cosign in principle but OTC antibiotics are a horrible idea IMO

The CDC and every scientist around the world seems to agree with you.

Fuck OTC, just make everything Rx. I'm sick of jumping through hoops just to buy ephedrine.

 

[EnderJE]

I'd agree with that. I just don't see much room for abuse of antibiotics and antivirals. A scrip written for someone outside the healthcare system is still going to get paid for out of pocket.

People can snort anything.

 

[EnderJE]

That's one of the many problems caused by Obamacare. A sound idea, like letting doctors script STD medication for their partners, opens the door to a whole new round of cost, fraud and abuse. I'd rather make the drugs OTC and available anywhere (at a low cost) and have people pay for them out of their own pockets.

The line is always blurry and challenging. For example, I would see alot of people didn't want to pay for the Afghan encounter, but they do. I can see that alot of people don't want to pay for this or that, but they do.

On some level, I don't see the team deciding to piss off one group completely and try to compromise (and piss off everyone).

 

[nefertiti]

People can snort anything.

Sure, but they won't unless it might get them high. Neither of those will.

 

[PICK3]

People can snort anything.

want to know my preferred method of delivery?

 

[mrplunkey]

cosign in principle but OTC antibiotics are a horrible idea IMO

I completely agree with the concept of limiting OTC antibiotic use. The problem is, you've got billions of people in India and China who will out-abuse us on a regular basis. One of the most popular medicines in China are placebos -- because good doctors give medicine.

But again, I do agree that we shouldn't be putting antibiotics in everything. Hopefully the higher-end ones will remain so proprietary and expensive that they can't be abused. Who would have thought that sheer profiteering of pharmaceuticals may save humanity?

 

[EnderJE]

Sure, but they won't unless it might get them high. Neither of those will.

I used to think the same of glue and other things. I dunno. I'm sure that they could make something of it...

 

[EnderJE]

want to know my preferred method of delivery?

It involves being Plunked, right?