Sesame providers can prescribe a wide variety of common medications, including antibiotics, antidepressants, allergy medications, blood pressure medications, and more. However, they are not able to prescribe controlled substances, such as stimulants, opioids, or benzodiazepines

Please keep in mind that all prescriptions are issued at the discretion of your provider. If your provider decides a prescription is not necessary, the appointment is not refundable.

Yes, an online doctor or provider on Sesame can write or refill a prescription during your telehealth visit. Clinicians on Sesame can prescribe medications to help treat infections, anxiety, depression, allergies, high blood pressure, and more.

If medication is prescribed during your online visit, your provider will send your prescription to your preferred pharmacy for same-day pickup.

Note that providers on Sesame cannot prescribe controlled substances.

Prescriptions and prescription refills on Sesame are exclusively cash-pay. We do not accept insurance for the provider appointment or the medication. If a clinician sends your prescription to your local pharmacy, you can pick it up and pay with a method of your choice, including your FSA or HSA card, prescription card, cash, credit, and more.

Most insurance plans do not require prior authorization for medication coverage. When you go to the pharmacy to pick up your prescription, the pharmacist can use the insurance information they have on file, or you can give them your insurance information for coverage.

Health insurance plans publish a formulary for the drugs covered by the plan and the corresponding drug and copay prices. Check with your insurance provider to find out what drugs require authorization and the specific coverage information regarding the medication you’ve been prescribed.

For patients who book a weight management service through Sesame’s online weight loss management program, providers can assist with prior insurance authorization requests for your medication. For more information, visit our video weight loss program page.

No. Clinicians on Sesame can prescribe a wide range of medications as treatment for infections, allergies, and other ailments (such as blood pressure medication).

However, online doctors and online health care providers on Sesame will not prescribe any medication listed as a controlled substance, including opioids and narcotics.

A consultation with a doctor or nurse practitioner is legally required to receive a prescription. However, online telehealth visits allow you to get a prescription or refill without an in-person trip to the doctor's office.

While most medications can be prescribed via telehealth, prescriptions for controlled substances typically require an in-person evaluation.

Online providers on Sesame do not prescribe controlled substances.