At 09:28 AM 9/25/96 -0500, Phil Fraering <pgf@acadian.net> wrote:
Of course, one area where the doctor will continue to hold a patient's records, instead of the patient, due to the nature of the current system:
Prescription medication. Of course, with the really big problems with this stuff, drug interactions, there's still no system for a doctor to find out what you're on thanks to another doctor. Which is why it's very important to always use the same pharmacist.
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