A doctor can prescribe most non-controlled medicines by message and send them electronically to the pharmacy you choose, and the central difference across online services is who reads your case and what happens after the first fill. On FutureClinic, a specific physician with an MD, DO or MBBS degree reads your history and answers by message, never a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. No form is approved in bulk, and your plan includes a Human Signature, a short video or voice note recorded live for you.

Do you want another service and its requirements, like monthly subscriptions or one-time refill limits, or a doctor you can reach directly? If you want a bundled product plan or a single refill, those services are a strong option. If you wanted an expert doctor with nothing attached, FutureClinic lets you message the same doctor over time with no subscription required. FutureClinic is not for emergencies; call 911, or call or text 988 in a mental-health crisis.

What can a doctor prescribe online by message?

If your doctor decides it's right for you, a FutureClinic physician can prescribe almost any non-controlled brand or generic medicine by message, order discounted labs, and follow up in the same chat. FutureClinic has over 300 doctors, both generalists and specialists. Across more than 60 specialties, a family or internal medicine doctor can manage blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes, and a doctor can treat depression or anxiety with non-controlled medicines like SSRIs, SNRIs, bupropion, buspirone or hydroxyzine. Dermatologists treat acne, rosacea, eczema or hair loss, and those offering isotretinoin (Accutane) manage it by message, iPLEDGE included.

Your doctor can also help with other problems in their specialty, such as a dermatologist treating both hair loss and eczema. Every FutureClinic doctor you see works from one medical record. Your doctor sells no products and earns nothing extra for any prescription or test.

Which medicines won't online services prescribe?

FutureClinic doctors never prescribe controlled medicines: stimulants, benzodiazepines (such as Xanax or Klonopin), opioids, testosterone, and some sleep and weight-loss medicines (phentermine among them). In DailyMed's DEA Schedule fields, mixed amphetamine salts and Percocet are CII, testosterone cypionate is CIII, and alprazolam, zolpidem, tramadol and phentermine are CIV. Sesame, Counsel Health, Push Health, Teladoc, Walgreens Virtual Healthcare and HealthTap also prescribe no controlled substances.

Some services also restrict other drugs, like gabapentin and sildenafil: Push Health will not refill gabapentin or anxiety drugs online, Amwell excludes ED drugs and gabapentin, and Teladoc excludes Viagra and Cialis. Hims & Hers is an exception, selling compounded testosterone cypionate from $79 a month as of October 2026 (labs and Rx required, not in every state).

How do online prescription refills and renewals work?

Many services cap refills as short-term care: GoodRx Care refills up to 90 days once in 12 months (no new drugs); CVS MinuteClinic renews 30 days twice a year or 90 days once a year; Teladoc's general medical providers renew 30 days twice a year (excluding hair loss, ED and GLP-1s, while primary care providers prescribe maintenance drugs up to a year); Amazon One Medical needs a new request if refills were omitted; and Push Health calls refills short-term.

By Doctronic's account, its AI renews about 190 maintenance drugs (excluding controlled substances, injectables and short-course antibiotics) for Utah residents without a doctor's appointment for $4 per renewal as of October 2026, routing unclear cases to a physician. If you want an automated Utah renewal from that list, Doctronic fits that need. At FutureClinic, we believe AI is a tool for doctors and the doctor is in charge of every case. Health problems have nuance, and only an expert knows when an AI makes a mistake. Our AI works behind the scenes like a chief resident, gathering history and never giving medical advice by itself.

On FutureClinic, you message the same doctor over time to adjust doses, swap an irritating cream, or compare new labs with last year's. For a stable medicine, your doctor can prescribe several months at once when they judge it safe.