> The clients know what they need, but having a "big visit" to the doctor would cost more. This is a compromise.
That compromise exists! It's known as "over the counter" medications. They require no prescription or doctor in the first place.
Doctors should fulfill the needs of their clients. The legislature has realized that, for some drugs, people may need help to avoid addiction, or to avoid killing themselves with overdoses, or to fully understand the risks and possible complications, etcetera. To try and ensure these needs are met, they passed laws to require doctors to meet these needs, compelling them to act as a check against abuse, to perform due diligence in checking for possible conflicts with other medication, and to ensure the risks of the medication have been properly communicated (because let's face it - who reads the fine print?)
A doctor acting as a rubber stamp is not performing any of these tasks, and is not helping fulfill the full needs of their clients.
That compromise exists! It's known as "over the counter" medications. They require no prescription or doctor in the first place.
Doctors should fulfill the needs of their clients. The legislature has realized that, for some drugs, people may need help to avoid addiction, or to avoid killing themselves with overdoses, or to fully understand the risks and possible complications, etcetera. To try and ensure these needs are met, they passed laws to require doctors to meet these needs, compelling them to act as a check against abuse, to perform due diligence in checking for possible conflicts with other medication, and to ensure the risks of the medication have been properly communicated (because let's face it - who reads the fine print?)
A doctor acting as a rubber stamp is not performing any of these tasks, and is not helping fulfill the full needs of their clients.