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How many unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions do physicians write each year?
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Can sports medicine physicians write prescriptions?
Sports medicine physicians can write prescriptions if they have an M.D.
Can resident doctors write prescriptions?
Yes, resident physicians can write prescriptions. They are licensed (though not yet board eligible or board certified) physicians.
Can pharmacists give prescriptions?
If by "give" you mean "write", then under some circumstances and in some locations they're allowed to write prescriptions which may legally be filled. But in general, physicians (MDs and DOs) have the broadest prescribing authority.
Can a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine write prescriptions and perform medical procedures like a Doctor of Medicine?
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) can write prescriptions and perform medical procedures just like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.) can. Both are fully qualified physicians.
Can a nurse practitioner write a prescription for depression medication?
Yes, nurse practitioners can write prescriptions for antidepressants. Whether they will or not depends on their specialty, training, and practice site, just as with physicians.
Can dentists write prescriptions?
Dentists write prescriptions for pain medication and antibiotics. They would not write prescriptions for depression medication. They write prescriptions that deal with dental issues.
Can chiropracters write prescriptions?
No, chiropractors are not licensed to practice medicine and cannot, therefore, write prescriptions.
Can a Naturopathic doctor write prescriptions?
Naturopathics are not licensed medical doctors. They cannot write prescriptions.
Can a nurse practitioner write prescriptions in California?
Yes, nurse practitioners can write prescriptions in California.
Why a physician not a pharmacist is licensed to write prescriptions?
Simply because pharmacists are not physicians and are not trained to diagnoses conditions and recommend treatment. The pharmacists merely follows the directions of the physician in terms of the dissemination of medication.
Can a orthopedic surgeon write prescription?
YES THEY CAN...THEY ARE LICENSED WITH THE DEA AND ARE ABLE TO WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS.
Can a nurse practitioner write prescriptions for Viagra?
Yes, a nurse practitioner can write a prescription for Viagra. Just as with physicians, however, he or she may not normally do so in his or her practice. (For example, it's hard to imagine a pediatric nurse practitioner writing a prescription for Viagra.)
