Opinion ID: 2799268
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Heading: Subjective Reasonableness

Text: Mr. Williams argues that Dr. Allred’s refusal to renew his prescription was subjectively unreasonable because (1) his medical records demonstrated the seriousness of his scalp condition, and (2) three weeks before Dr. Allred’s examination, Nurse Kellar recommended selenium sulfide lotion to treat his scalp. But Dr. Allred’s decision to examine Mr. Williams’s scalp was not unreasonable. Until Nurse Kellar examined him in late January 2013, 19 months had elapsed since -5- his last scalp evaluation and, as the physician who had been asked to prescribe Ketoconazole shampoo, Dr. Allred made a reasonable and responsible decision to examine him to determine whether a new prescription was warranted. Indeed, that decision indicated he did not disregard an excessive risk to Mr. Williams’s health.2