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[–]jkfinn 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Did you know you can now get antibiotics for a UTI without seeing a doctor in person in the USA! I guess that was approved within the last year.

Are you sure this is not just a covids-19 ruling? I can't imagine people self-prescribing abx. And as to the men question--most men over 50 have enlarged prostate glands, and often end up with lots of UTIs accompanying the use of either catheters or related surgeries.

[–]Nona_Biba 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, this was happening way before covid, I've used it myself. Lots of health insurance companies have a telehealth option now, I can use a my laptop or phone to see a dr for non serious issues and they can write prescriptions. And websites like virtuwell prescribe abx for uti based on symptoms.

[–]jkfinn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, this was happening way before covid, I've used it myself. Lots of health insurance companies have a telehealth option now, I can use a my laptop or phone to see a dr for non serious issues and they can write prescriptions. And websites like virtuwell prescribe abx for uti based on symptoms.

Thanks. I partly misread the op, but this is good news becaue Dr. visits are always problematic during normal times.