 [ Symptoms ] can my doctor write a prescription for a sample that he is out of in the office  i do not want to have to pay for a whole prescription in order to test out dosage strength and my doctor is out [ Disease ] samples are provided by pharmaceutical reps for this purpose but they are dispensed from your doctor is hand to the patient is hand they cannot legally be dispensed by the office staff a written prescription cannot be given or used for samples you may have to wait for your doctor to return