Letter to Editor

Authors

• Hamid Taghinejad ¹
• Gholamreza Noori ²
• Elham Mohammadyari ³
• Hamed Tavan ⁴

¹ Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

³ Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

⁴ Department of Nursing, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

Abstract

In Iran, nurses do not have the authority to prescribe medications and only physicians have such an authority. However, due to the development of societies and enrichment of knowledge, other health groups such as
nurses can also prescribe medications consistent with their knowledge and acquired experiences. In the developed countries such as America and Australia, prescribing medications by nurses is permitted, but because of some
reasons, it has not been permitted in Iran yet. Prescribing medications by nurses shortens the time of taking effective
medications by the patients for their treatment (1).

Keywords

• Nurses
• Prescribing