Is Chelation Therapy Legal Treatment?
Yes! Chelation therapy is completely legal. A licensed physician is free to utilize any therapy of acceptable risk which, in his or her professional judgment, is of potential benefit even if advertising claims for treatment are not yet approved by the FDA. The FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine, but only limits marketing and advertising claims for drugs. The FDA has approved marketing claims for the use of EDTA to treat lead poisoning and several other conditions. Treatment of atherosclerosis is not yet an allowable claim for inclusion in the marketing literature of EDTA.
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