Open AccessPrescription Drug Monitoring Programs Serve a Vital Clinical Need
Author(s) -
FISHMAN SCOTT M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01161.x
Subject(s) - medicine , drug , medical prescription , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , pharmacology
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) have been rightly hailed as playing an important role in efforts to deter prescription drug abuse but to date, have varied greatly from state to state. Historically, some PDMPs have raised concerns about their effectiveness and their potential negative impact on access to appropriate care [1]. Increasingly, these programs have evolved into a useful tool for the clinician who must incorporate careful risk management into the prescribing of opioid analgesics or any other controlled substance. However, financial limitations continue to hamper efforts to optimize most PDMPs or to have them share prescribing information across state lines.Currently, 34 states have operational PDMPs and 10 others have enacted legislation and programs that are not yet …