Transgender patients who are prescribed testosterone online are signaling cautious optimism after federal health officials decided controlled substances may be prescribed via telemedicine through late 2024.
Testosterone, Adderall, and Xanax are among the controlled medications that clinicians have been able to prescribe online under Covid-era policies that eased access to telehealth when lockdowns made office visits difficult. The Drug Enforcement Administration had planned to reinstate pre-pandemic restrictions but now is backing away from that proposal, under a temporary rule published Wednesday in the Federal Register.
Transgender people who have been prescribed testosterone online say they’re relieved they won’t need to ...
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