Telemedicine services – sometimes referred to as phone doctors – are services that offer one-on-one, private, and confidential appointments with a practicing physician. These physicians can discuss your medical history and your current symptoms, perform an examination, and write you a prescription if it is needed. Depending on the state that you reside in, video calls may be a requirement for telemedicine services – although in others a phone call is adequate. Over the course of your appointment with a telemedicine doctor, you can discuss and explain your current medical concern or condition, including what symptoms you are experiencing. Your physician will also go over your medical history with you and, if possible, give you a diagnosis that may also require a prescription. If a prescription medication proves to be necessary, then the physician may send it directly to your choice of pharmacy. However, if the purpose of your appointment because you may be in need of prescription medication, then you need to do your research ahead of time to be sure that the physician you are seeing is able to write a prescription in your state. Additionally, it is important to know that certain medications require an in-person, physical examination before a prescription can be written. What prescription medications a telemedicine physician can or is able to prescribe may depend on the state, the organization they work for, and their personal preference. If you are interested or looking for telemedicine services in the Ellington, CT area, then call us at Priority Urgent Care. You can book your telemedicine consultation with us online at our website or by phone. We serve patients from Ellington CT, Unionville CT, East Haven CT, Cromwell CT, Oxford, CT and Newington, CT, and BEYOND!