Allowing people to state the prescription drug they desire and to obtain it without precautionary measures would result in the increase in number of prescription related deaths and abuse numbers. Once an individual receives the medication, the doctor has no way of knowing what the patient is actually doing with the drugs. This enables the patient to sell the drugs illegally. This would cause a chain …show more content…
The ads placed on TV elaborate on the prescription drugs without informing consumers about all of the possible health risks involved with taking them. 68% of doctors agreed that most of the prescription medication ads sponsored drugs before all of the dangers were known (Prescription Drug). If people are able to request their own medication, they may not be well informed if they are looking to sources such as ads on TV. Even if they were to research more about a drug, they still would not be as educated on it as a medical professional would be. By allowing patients to basically prescribe their own drugs, would cause health risks that could be avoided with the knowledge and accurate prescription provided by a