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Prescriber agrees that all prescriptions sent to Progress Phamacy have met the criteria listed, or are in full compliance with state and federal laws regarding a valid patient/doctor relationship.

Progress Pharmacy is committed to compliance with state and federal laws. We are aware that some patients reside in states differing from their prescriber. To ensure that all prescriptions received by Progress Pharmacy are pursuant to a valid patient/doctor relationship, we require that the prescriber agrees that the following elements are met prior to sending us a prescription.

Prior to ordering, prescriber agrees to the following:

1. In person and/or using live video conferencing equipment, prescriber will perform a documented patient evaluation, including history and physical examination, adequate to establish a diagnosis of patient’s condition for which any drug is prescribed. If the patient cannot travel to your office then you agree to supervise an exam given by a nurse or other professional and base your decision to prescribe the needed medications based on the results and the facts (symptoms, blood pressure, etc.) that have been verified by a qualified third party and observed by you electronically.
2. In person and/or using live video conferencing equipment, prescriber will maintain sufficient dialogue with patient regarding treatment options and the risks and benefits of treatment for patient’s condition.
3. Prescriber agrees to create a follow-up care plan for patient.
4. Prescriber acknowledges and agrees not to prescribe a prescription to a patient based solely on an Internet/online questionnaire, consultation, phone call or email.
5. Prescriber will maintain contemporaneous medical records.
6. Prescriber will obtain either verbal or written informed consent from patient prior to delivery of service.
7. Prescriber acknowledges that prescriptions are not intended for 'office use'.

Progress Pharmacy is committed to compliance with state and federal laws. To ensure that all controlled substances dispensed and/or shipped by Progress Pharmacy will be handled in accordance with these state and federal laws, we require that the prescribing physician acknowledges the following:

1. Prescriber acknowledges his/her responsibilities for compliance under Title 21, CFR Section 1301.7(a) requiring all registrants of controlled substances provide effective controls and procedures to guard against theft and diversion of controlled substances.2. Prescriber acknowledges federal law and many states have controlled substance inventory, records, and prescription monitoring reporting requirements and such prescribing physician acknowledges to fulfill this duty in the lawful course of his/her professional practice.