Podiatrists diagnose and treat disorders, diseases, and injuries of the foot and lower leg such as corns, calluses, ingrown toenails, bunions, heel spurs, and arch problems; ankle and foot injuries, deformities, and infections and to treat these problems, podiatrists prescribe drugs. (Podiatrists can now perform medical and surgical procedures in all 50 states of USA)
no
Any physician can prescribe suboxone after completing the required eight-hour class.
No, it takes a medical degree to prescribe drugs.
Yes, but a podiatrist's scope of practice is defined state by state. In most, if not all states, podiatrists cannot prescribe medication for systemic diseases (insulin for diabetes, beta blockers for hypertension, etc) because their scope of practice is limited to local manifestations of systemic diseases. The one exception is during residency, when they train under medical doctors (MD's) and they have the same scope of practice as who they train under, so they can prescribe whatever the MD is able to prescribe.
Yes, but a podiatrist's scope of practice is defined state by state. In most, if not all states, podiatrists cannot prescribe medication for systemic diseases (insulin for Diabetes, beta blockers for hypertension, etc) because their scope of practice is limited to local manifestations of systemic diseases. The one exception is during residency, when they train under medical doctors (MD's) and they have the same scope of practice as who they train under, so they can prescribe whatever the MD is able to prescribe.
No
There is no simple answer to that. Each case is different so there are a range of drugs the neurologist could prescribe and they may often prescribe a combination of drugs. They may also have to try different drugs until they find the best for a particular individual.
In the US, a nurse practitioner can prescribe all legend drugs and many controlled drugs depending on state law. Contact your board of nursing for information specific to your location.
Your mother.
yes
chemotherapy
Yes, psychologists with extensive training in psychopharmacology can now prescribe drugs.