Prescription Rights?
What is the circle of practice of Naturopathic Doctors (ND)? I read that in some states they have prescription rights and can do injections and invasive procedures. Is this true?
Answer: Prescribing allopathic tablets does seem to be quite contrary to the naturopathic principles so I would be highly surprised if this was true unless the naturopath is also a registered allopathic physician.
Changing the subject should we really take any sense of someone who uses quackwatch as a source of reference? Especially when the author has admit under cross examination within court to have lied about his certificate and considers himself an expert in medico-legal matters although freely admit he has had no trial training whatso ever.
Thats a little like me reading a few books on surgery and consequently setting myself up as a surgeon isn't it?
Can someone remind me exactly how many court cases that he has raise against altmed practitioners have been thrown out?
Correct me if i'm wrong but on the strength of these facts does Steven Barret nouns like someone who can be trusted?.
Writing of prescription medicines and performing ANY type of surgery, including injections, surrounded by the USA is only allowed by a state-board licensed medical doctor. Some ND's are also medical doctors -- that is the one and only exception, because that person would already be a licensed-to-practice-medical doctor.
Chiropractors, most of whom are not ND's, are also not allowed to write an Rx or inject anything or achieve minor office surgery. They can write scripts for x-rays at the hospital and for blood work -- if the hospital recognize them as having a legitimate practice..
The naturopathic philosophy is base on using natural therapies to stimulate the body's own invigorating response. In cases when drugs & major surgery are required, patients are referred to medical doctors. Patients undergoing surgery or on prescription medication can benefit from concurrent naturopathic treatment. In Canada, naturopaths registered within British Columbia are licensed to perform minor surgery. In the USA, naturopaths are able to prescribe some medication, such as antibiotics. Naturopaths are not permitted to prescribe actual pharmaceuticals, though many will prescribe homeopathic (ie placebo) as well as herbal treatments.
Many of the things they advertiser are invasive...such as colon therapy. While some of what they suggest (proper nutrition,exercise, relaxation) is just adjectives sense advice, they don`t have any proprietary rights to it. Most of their philosophy is complete garbage, has no basis within science, and is magical thinking. Some of their cancer advice is actually uncertain.
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRela....
probably, ive heard they can but dont know for sure. licensing of doctors is done at a state even so it varies state to state as to what they can and cant do. ive always thought it is kinda ironic though because in that are only a couple prescription drugs that are truely natural.