What You'll Learn

You will explore how methylene blue influences cellular energy production, mitochondrial electron transport, oxidative balance, and monoamine oxidase activity. The course reviews established medical uses and examines available research on neurological, cognitive, psychiatric, mitochondrial, and other emerging applications.

Dr. Petteruti addresses oral, intravenous, and topical administration, as well as dosing principles, sourcing considerations, treatment documentation, and patient monitoring. You will learn to assess a patient’s medical history, current medications, treatment objectives, and risk factors prior to initiating therapy.

The safety section covers considerations related to serotonergic medications, opioids, G6PD deficiency, pregnancy, renal function, hypersensitivity, and other clinical concerns. You will also learn to monitor patient response, identify adverse effects, document treatment, and determine appropriate discontinuation criteria.

Given that many uses of methylene blue are off-label, the course addresses informed consent and patient education. You will learn to communicate potential benefits, risks, evidence limitations, and alternative treatments in clear, patient-centered language.

The final section emphasizes practice implementation, offering a framework for consultations, consent processes, treatment delivery, documentation, follow-up, pricing, and staff education.

Learn From the Clinical Experience of Dr. Stephen Petteruti

Dr. Stephen Petteruti, a board-certified physician with extensive experience in functional, metabolic, anti-aging, and integrative medicine, leads this course. Throughout his career, Dr. Petteruti has emphasized identifying factors influencing health beyond isolated diagnoses. His clinical approach integrates metabolic health, inflammation, immune function, hormonal balance, nutrition, and quality of life with conventional medical care.

Dr. Petteruti has significant experience developing and managing advanced IV therapy programs. His clinical practice includes high-dose IV vitamin C, alpha-lipoic acid, nutritional infusions, mistletoe therapy, and other supportive treatments for complex cases. This direct experience informs the course content and enables him to address practical challenges providers encounter when translating research into clinical practice.

Dr. Petteruti also contributes the perspective of a practice owner and medical educator. He is familiar with the clinical, operational, documentation, and patient communication requirements necessary for responsible delivery of advanced therapies. The course incorporates insights from years of patient care, protocol development, research review, and healthcare professional training.

Who Should Enroll?

This course is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, pharmacists, functional medicine providers, integrative medicine providers, and other healthcare professionals involved in advanced therapy programs.

All services must remain within the healthcare professional’s licensed scope of practice and comply with applicable state requirements.