We're getting closer!
I actually will allow "renewals" when appropriate, as long as they come from the pharmacy and we don't have to be troubled with calling them in.
For many patients, I don't want to put "Refill #x" on the prescription, because I want to monitor their refill frequency. In those cases, the pharmacy will fax a request for a refill (renewal) and I sign it off.
What I won't do is generate totally new prescriptions or write seemingly endless prescriptions whenever they change pharmacies without a visit.
