Legal aspects of the relationship between doctors, regulatory authorities, and patients when prescribing medications and dietary supplements

Abstract

Currently, many medical professionals are misunderstanding how to properly use biologically active supplements when treating patients. The myth that biologically active supplements cannot be prescribed under any circumstances is quite widespread in the medical community since BADS are not medicinal products and are not included in clinical recommendations. Some medical workers are even convinced that prescribing biologically active supplements could result in criminal liability. Ivan Olegovich Pecherey, a doctor of medical sciences, associate professor, lawyer, and expert in the quality of medical care, told the journalists of "Lechaschi Vrach" about the legal aspects of using biologically active supplements in doctors' real clinical practice.