Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Opioid Overdoses: Exploring Sources of Heterogeneity. [PDF]
Epidemiology, 2019 Background: Prescription drug monitoring program are designed to reduce harms from prescription opioids; however, little is known about what populations benefit the most from these programs. We investigated how the relation between implementation of online prescription drug monitoring programs and rates of hospitalizations ...
Castillo-Carniglia A +9 more
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Optimal Implementation of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in the Emergency Department [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018 The opioid epidemic is the most significant modern-day, public health crisis. Physicians and lawmakers have developed methods and practices to curb opioid use.
Joshua W. Elder +2 more
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Hospital Participation in Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs. [PDF]
Hosp Pharm, 2017 The prescription drug abuse epidemic continues to grow. This multifaceted problem requires a multifaceted solution. In this installment, we discuss prescription drug monitoring programs and their relevance to hospital pharmacies.
Fox BI, Felkey BG.
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Prescription Opioid Usage and Abuse Relationships: An Evaluation of State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Efficacy [PDF]
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2009 Context: The dramatic rise in the use of prescription opioids to treat non-cancer pain has been paralleled by increasing prescription opioid abuse. However, detailed analyses of these trends and programs to address them are lacking.Objective: To study ...
Richard M. Reisman +3 more
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Advanced visualizations to interpret prescription drug monitoring program information
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2019 Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state-based databases that contain information about controlled substance prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies. Many states now mandate PDMP use by prescribers, despite unclear effectiveness. We hypothesize that it is possible to improve the interpretability, and hence effectiveness, of PDMPs by ...
Scott G. Weiner +3 more
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The current utilization and perceptions of prescription drug monitoring programs among emergency medicine providers in Florida [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017 Background Pain is among the most commonly treated symptoms in the emergency department, and opioids are commonly prescribed from the emergency department to treat moderate to severe pain.
Henry W. Young +2 more
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The effect of cancer exemption in mandatory-access prescription drug monitoring programs among oncologists. [PDF]
JNCI Cancer Spectr, 2023 To address the opioid epidemic, some states mandate that prescribers review a state-run prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) database before prescribing opioids.
Graetz I +4 more
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Association of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs With Opioid Prescribing and Overdose in Adolescents and Young Adults. [PDF]
Ann Emerg Med, 2023 Toce MS +6 more
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Prescription drug monitoring programs evaluation: A systematic review of reviews
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2023 Emma Tay +3 more
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State Policies for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Adverse Opioid-related Hospital Events. [PDF]
Med Care, 2020 Wen K +4 more
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