IV Chelation/Vitamins and Ozone Therapy in Integrative Clinic

[nutria]

I started working at an integrative clinic and am wondering what you all think of IV chelation/vitamins and Ozone IV therapy? I have never learned about them in school and the ND states that all I need to do is to follow their protocol on compounding and IV rates for these treatments. I don't know what resource to go to. My question then is that, if anything happens, would my license be in jeopardy if I am following protocol set up by the clinic? And for those who have experience in giving these treatments, how do you make sure you are giving safe treatments?

Before I give medications that I have never given before, I always consult Davis Drug Guide. So not having this resource puts me in a really tough spot. Are there any drug guides for alternative medicine?

[elkpark]

That's awful. But I wonder why these treatments are being offered if they are unproven. Shouldn't these treatments be tightly regulated and not be offered to the general public if they are not FDA approved?

Next time you're in your local grocery store, Wal-Mart, or CVS, check out the vitamin/supplement aisle. None of those medications are FDA approved or regulated in any way, and some of them can be dangerous. There are people in Congress who make sure that the non-"mainstream" treatments and supplements remain unregulated.

And the chelating agents used in these clinics are FDA approved and appropriate, legitimate treatment for specific indications (removing heavy metals from the body) -- but there are a lot of quacks out there using them for other purposes.