The pharmacies can dispense certain meds without a Doctor's prescription, but you can't always rely upon it. Last year, my wife needed antibiotics for a cat scratch/bite, and the Cul-de-Sac pharmacy knew what she needed, but insisted on a script. Fortunately, there was a Dr's office next door, he examined her, wrote the script, and rewrote it when the original script had some side effects. All for the super reasonable price of $50.