I agree with this. Like people with hypertension, I have to take a drug for my inactive thyroid for the rest of my life. And yet, prescriptions are only good for one year. To get it restarted, you MUST see a doctor (and, of course, pay for an office visit).
It must be nice to guarantee yourself permanent customers....
L8R.
My wife must take medication for the same condition. She had to swallow radioactive iodine to zap her thyroid several years ago, so as you wrote, the pills go down the hatch for the rest of her life. But the dosage might need to be adjusted from time to time so that’s my understanding of why the periodic review by a doctor.
That being said, in the near future I think lesser trained personnel operating computerized diagnostic equipment, or even personal devices like Fitbit wrist bands, are going to replace the functions of most doctors. It seems to me they mostly diagnose flu, and colds, and the like. Things that are not life threatening. I think in the future you’ll only see a doctor when the app says you need specialized care.