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A member asked:
Can a primary care doctor prescribe psychiatric meds?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: Using medicines requires knowledge of doses, indications, adverse effects, and interactions with other medicines.
Answered 5/22/2017
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Primary care: Sure they can. Main concerns over long-term continued prescribing is side-effects & possible liability issue.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Yes: More antidepressant medications are prescribed by primary care physicians than by psychiatrists. Any licensed physician can prescribe any medication, with a few exceptions. Primary care physicians vary greatly in their comfort level and skill in prescribing such medications, especially when using lithium or antipsychotics.
Answered 3/28/2018
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