I am jealous of all of you who fax your prescriptions directly, and yet I am frightened to follow suit.

It seems like it would save time 95% of the time, but at least one or two patients a day change their mind about a Rx, or remembers an allergy, etc, and then what do you do? Call the pharmacy, wait on hold, explain the situation, refax the prescription.

I like the feedback I'm getting when I hand people their nice typed Rx's and they read them, and confirm that they have the right medication in their hand when they walk out the door.


Brian Cotner, M.D.
Family Practice