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no as they have not been trained in medicine

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A psychologist cannot prescribe medications. A psychiatrist is allowed to prescribed medications.

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Only a medical doctor can write a legal prescription for a controlled substance.

Without an MD, pharmacologists, psycho- or otherwise, cannot.

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No, only a Psychiatrist can.

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