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Medico prescribes be telemedicine technology-is it legal


01-Apr-2023 (In Medical Negligence Law)

A non-medico takes images of eye-condition and sends them to medical eye-doctor in another town. Medical doctor (eye-doctor) prescribes medicine on the basis of images and information received through non-medico.

Is this legal for medico to prescribe like this?

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Answer #1
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Our advise to the regarding the information you wish to seek is that,
a doctor cannot prescribe medicines like this legally.

It is mandatory for the doctor to diagnose the patient and then provide him a written prescription on his letter head. 

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