Can an NP prescribe Testosterone in Pennsylvania?
Yes — Pennsylvania CRNPs may prescribe testosterone, a Schedule III anabolic steroid, when they have current prescriptive authority approval, prescribe within their specialty, and the authority is included in a physician prescriptive authority collaborative agreement.13 Prescriptive authority approval also requires at least 45 hours of advanced pharmacology coursework.
For testosterone and other Schedule III or IV controlled substances, the CRNP may prescribe up to a 90-day supply as identified in the collaborative agreement.2 Controlled-substance prescribing also requires DEA registration and compliance with Pennsylvania controlled-substance prescribing standards.4 Pennsylvania CRNPs must also query the PA PDMP when required and may not prescribe Schedule I controlled substances or delegate prescriptive authority.
Citations
- 49 Pa. Code §21.283(a); 49 Pa. Code §21.285
- 49 Pa. Code §21.284(d)(2)
- 35 P.S. §780-104(3)(vii); 28 Pa. Code §25.72(d)
- 49 Pa. Code §21.284b
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