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Are the laws regarding prescribing C-2 medications different for mail order pharmacies?

How is it that I'm able to prescribe medications to patients (in my state) via legitimate mail order pharmacies that are located in a different state?
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Psychiatry · Oklahoma State University
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This is an important question and very timely considering the increase in mail order pharmacies.

As a practitioner, you can prescribe medications to patients within your state through legitimate mail-order pharmacies located in different states because these pharmacies are licensed to operate acros...

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Psychiatry · David F. Naftolowitz, MD
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The mail-order pharmacies that are affiliated with insurance companies will tell patients whether or not they are legally allowed to fill C-II prescriptions by mail. There's no pharmacy license verification needed, except that the Rx might not be filled. Also, it seems my electronic prescribing serv...

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