If a drug isn't one of the following it should be available over the counter.
1. heinously addictive
2. incredibly dangerous when not used exactly correctly
3. an antibiotic (due to the resistance externality)
And for drugs that do meet one of these conditions, doctors should be able to write lifetime prescriptions for cases where the medication is used to treat a permanent condition. This probably covers 95% of non-antibiotic prescriptions. The savings from removing the gatekeepers in terms of time and money would be massive and the costs would be minimal.
What a brave thing to say on a message board which thinks having a conversation with a chatbot should be illegal lest you ask it how to deal with emotions.
1. heinously addictive
2. incredibly dangerous when not used exactly correctly
3. an antibiotic (due to the resistance externality)
And for drugs that do meet one of these conditions, doctors should be able to write lifetime prescriptions for cases where the medication is used to treat a permanent condition. This probably covers 95% of non-antibiotic prescriptions. The savings from removing the gatekeepers in terms of time and money would be massive and the costs would be minimal.