 [ Symptoms ] is it common practice to send narcotic drug prescriptions through the mail to a patient a dr hase not seen in months  what is the law concerning sending prescriptions through the mail to patients a dr has not seen in months  the drug was percoset [ Disease ] a written prescription or the actual drug i see nothing wrong with a doctor mailing a written prescription some require a special triplicate form to a legitimate pain patient that may not be able to make it to the office for medical reasons obviously the use of any addicting medication should be carefully monitored if the actual drug was mailed then i would be worried doctors do not do this