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Friday, November 13, 2009
More Info Requested in Chiropractor Proposal
By Olivier Uyttebrouck
Journal Staff Writer
SANTA FE — Skeptical physicians Thursday asked for more detail and additional time to study a proposal that would give chiropractors the authority to dispense a variety of injected substances and some prescription drugs.
New Mexico Board of Medicine members asked pointed questions about how chiropractors intend to use the substances and complained about the lack of detail in the proposal.
Dr. Steven Weiner, an orthopedic surgeon and vice chairman of the Board of Medicine, said he uses few of the substances listed in the proposal in his own practice.
"It's just a very open-ended list of things and there's no discussion about how they propose to use it," Weiner said after he and other board members voted to table the proposal for further study.
Chiropractors left the meeting dissatisfied that medical board members did not approve at least a portion of the proposed drug formulary, which was approved earlier this year by the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.
"This has been a five-year journey for me so far," Albuquerque chiropractor Robert Jones told board members, urging them to consider the proposal promptly.
Lawmakers earlier this year approved legislation that authorizes chiropractors with certain state certification to dispense a variety of substances, including vitamins, some prescription drugs and injectable substances, including homeopathic medications.
Dr. Grant La Farge, medical director of the Board of Medicine, said he plans to meet with members of the New Mexico Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy to discuss the safety and effectiveness of substances listed in the proposal.
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