Can NPs write fertility drugs?

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Just curious as to whether NPs (nurse midwife or women's health NP) have prescriptive authority to write drugs like Clomid, etc? Thanks!

Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.

I work in a free clinic right now. I work with several FNPs. One of them has experience with OB/gyn and does prescribe fertility drugs. She also has frequent contact with an OB doctor. The others don't because they don't have the education or experience to do it.

I would think, if your state allows it, and you have the expertise, proven some way or the other, that you could do it. I don't think you should if you are a generic FNP, however. It would be as if I, as a psych CNS, who could prescribe some really hefty controlled substances, did prescribe them when prescribing them would be wayyyy over my head.

I wonder if prescribing fertility drugs requires special training, given by the drug company? I know there are some controlled substances that a person has to complete some extra training to prescribe (when I said I could prescribe anything, I had forgotten about those drugs, since I wouldn't prescribe them anyway).

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