Medical Doctors (MD)

Allopathic

Doctors of Osteopathy (DO)

Osteopathic

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)

Can prescribe medicines relating to foot products only

*antibiotics

*antifungals

*topicals

*Supervised by physician with scope defined by protocol

-Procedures

-Patients

-Drug prescriptions

*Current legislation trying to expand to allow dispensing

-Zoomcare

*They can not prescribe medical marijuana

PAs can dispense only if they are >15 miles away from the nearest pharmacy

*Can't prescribe medical marijuana

*Not required to be supervised by a physician in Oregon

*Regulated by the Board of Nursing

*Family planning

*Psychiatry

*Regulated by the Board of Nursing

*Medications for dental-related issues only

*Antibiotics, analgesics, anxiolytics, antifungals

*Anxiolytics:

-SSRIs

-Benzodiazepines

-Azapirones

-Barbiturates

-Hydroxyzine

*Provider status

*Board certification (BPS)

*Certificate training (MTM, Imms, Geriatrics)

*Regulated by the Board of Pharmacy

*Collaborative Practice agreement required

-Disease state management including therapy     management

-Ordering labs

-Referrals to other providers

*Insurance companies do not recognize pharmacists as prescribers even with a collaborative practice agreement

*MTM can bill insurances

*Regulated by the Board of Naturopathic Examiners

*Use clinical nutrition, homeopathic medicine, botanical medications, and body work

*Focused on whole-body approach

*Recent changes expanded prescriptive authority

*Regulated by the Board of Optometry

*Topical and nontopical medications

-Effective with 2009 license renewal, beginning January 1, 2009, all active status licensees practicing optometry in Oregon shall have obtained certification to use "topical and nontopical therapeutic pharmaceutical agents" as a condition of license renewal (AT license)

*Glasses, contacts, etc

*Legislation in Oregon aimed at allowing prescriptive authority for psychologists

-Additional training required