Why cannot reputable surgeons in Mexico or Tijuana prescribe medication after surgery?

January 24, 2015
Asked By:La NIque in Thousand Oaks, CA

Do any of you Doctors know exactly why Doctors in Tijuana or Mexico cannot prescribe normal post operative medications after surgery, such as pain killers, anxiety pills ( if needed) and or a sleep aid. I do not understand that, simply giving the proper medications for comfort post surgery, it would exacerbate the healing process therefore making the patient comfortable.. Make no sense to me. Is there a law that in Mexico that does not allow them to prescribe. Thank you.

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