PHP95 Prescription Monitoring Program Effectiveness: Perceptions of Drug Diversion Investigators

Preventing Prescription Drug Diversion.

THE FACTS In 2013, more than 43,900 Americans died from drug overdose. Prescription drugs contributed to most of those deaths. Opioid pain relievers like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone were involved in more than 16,000 of those deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Approximately 46 Americans die every day from drug overdoses (Jones, Mack, & Paulozzi, 2013). Opi...

Opioid therapy and prescription drug diversion.

Using the Rhode Island Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMP).

Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic that will not be controlled without a well-coordinated effort. Prescribers in Rhode Island can contribute substantively to this effort by using the Rhode Island Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (“PMP”) consistently. The PMP is a simple on-line tool that helps prescribers monitor patient-prescription histories. Every prescription filled in the state is ...

Prescription drug monitoring program utilization in Kentucky community pharmacies

OBJECTIVE Identify characteristics of Kentucky community pharmacists and community pharmacists' practice environment associated with utilization of the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting Program (KASPER). METHODS Surveys were mailed to all 1,018 Kentucky pharmacists with a KASPER account and an additional 1,000 licensed pharmacists without an account. Bivariate analyses e...

Integrating an Emergency Department with a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program