2015 Wyoming Code
TITLE 33 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 23 - OPTOMETRISTS
SECTION 33-23-102. - Optometrist's use of certain drugs; limitation.
33-23-102. Optometrist's use of certain drugs; limitation.
An optometrist shall be allowed to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents related to the practice of optometry, excluding the following categories of oral medications: immunosuppressives, steroids, anti-fungals, sedative-hypnotics, and schedule I and II narcotics. No medication shall be given by injection. Oral anti-glaucoma medications may be administered for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours. An optometrist who administers or prescribes pharmaceutical agents for examination or for treatment shall provide the same standard of care to patients as that provided by a physician utilizing the same pharmaceutical agents for examination or treatment.
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