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Because someone needs to collect a comprehensive history from the patient to decide what kind of/if a referral is needed. The assembly line care at CVS isn’t geared for this.

I’m not going to defend health insurance companies, but this is not because of your insurance. CVS will only see patients with simple medical problems because they 1) are not equipped for more in-depth diagnosis and treatment and 2) don’t want the liability associated with such. UTIs in males are medically complicated, by definition which has a very specific meaning. Males don’t just get UTIs like females do, because the male urethra is significantly longer, providing significantly more protection from bacterial retrogression to the bladder. The long story short is that if you are a male with a UTI you need to go to an actual healthcare facility and see a qualified professional, not an NP/PA at your local CVS.

Source: am a pharmacist