Is an online doctor qualified to prescribe medicines?
Considering that there is no face to face interaction, you would obviously be concerned as to whether the medicines prescribed are the right ones or if the doctor is qualified enough to understand your medical condition.
As per laws, any online clinic must employ only GMC registered doctors. Before you buy medicines from your doctor online, your doctor will check on your medical history, current symptoms etc mostly through an email questionnaire or a web form. In fact, an online medical check up will be more detailed than a face to face consultation since you are expected to answer all the questions in the questionnaire sent to you. In a physical meeting, a doctor might be constrained by his next appointment or personal commitments whereas there are no such problems when your consultation is with an online doctor.
Are the online doctor consultations confidential?
Since the interaction is online, you will feel more confident to discuss problems which otherwise would have been uncomfortable in a face to face consultancy. All consultations are treated with absolute confidentiality. You need not worry about discussing issues such as erectile dysfunction or sexually transmitted diseases when your consultation is online.
Can an online doctor treat all medical conditions?
While a doctor online is qualified to treat most medical conditions, there are still a few diseases or conditions which require a face to face consultation. Your online doctor will be the best judge of the situation and will readily refer you to a conventional medical treatment if he feels that online consultancy will not be of sufficient help.















