What the statutes mean

If you issue a written or verbal order for a patient to take any substance to help diagnose a condition, treat or cure a condition, mitigate a condition, or prevent a condition, the substance by definition of this statute is a drug. Wisconsin law prohibits a chiropractor from prescribing drugs. Chiropractors are only allowed to sell nutritional supplements if they have taken the education required by the state and passed the required exam.

Statute excerpts

450.01(10) “Drug” means:

450.01(10)(a) Any substance recognized as a drug in the official U.S. pharmacopoeia and national formulary or official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States or any supplement to either of them;

450.01(10)(b) Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or other conditions in persons or other animals;

450.01(10)(c) Any substance other than a device or food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of persons or other animals; or

450.01(10)(d) Any substance intended for use as a component of any article specified in pars. (a) to (c) but does not include gases or devices or articles intended for use or consumption in or for mechanical, industrial, manufacturing or scientific applications or purposes.