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CHAPTER / COMPARE

A one-page care comparison

Print this sheet or keep it open. Fill one column for each option before comparing price or speed.

OPTION A

Name the clinician, product, pharmacy, full cost, and follow-up.

OPTION B

Record the same fields in the same order.

A fair comparison uses the same questions for every route.

People and permissions

  • Clinician’s full name and licence type: ____________________
  • Virginia licence checked on: ______________________________
  • How follow-up questions are handled: ______________________

Product and pharmacy

  • Medicine’s own name (not brand) and form: ______________
  • Approved or compounded: __________________________________
  • Dispensing pharmacy: ______________________________________
  • Virginia pharmacy record checked on: ______________________

Cost and next steps

  • First total: ______________________________________________
  • Ongoing total: ____________________________________________
  • Tests, supplies, and shipping: _____________________________
  • Cancellation and refund terms: ____________________________
  • Why this suits the problem you want help with: __________

ENDNOTES / THIS CHAPTER

Check the record

  1. Virginia Department of Health Professions: licence lookup
  2. FDA: find a state-licensed online pharmacy
  3. FDA: compounding questions and answers