PDMP Mandates With EHR Alerts Shown to Reduce Opioid Prescribing After Surgery

California’s mandatory prescription drug monitoring program consultation, along with a concurrent EHR alert, ...

MARCH 18, 2022

Opioid Manufacturer Partners With Virginia to Improve Use of PDMP

The goal is to improve the performance, access and usability of the PDMP program data for 18,000 prescribers and ...

JANUARY 31, 2017

A Cautionary Tale of Geriatric Opioid Addiction

Whether it’s aging physiology that renders them more sensitive to the medications, or outright dependence, ...

JANUARY 6, 2017

Study: NAS Rates Vary Greatly Between States

The incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome is a lagging indicator of the larger opioid epidemic in the United ...

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Indian Health Service Mandates Use of PDMPs for Opioids

Opioid prescribers and pharmacists must now check their state PDMP database before prescribing or dispensing any ...

JULY 7, 2016

AAFP Gives Members New Tools To Combat Opioid Abuse

The resources include a chronic pain management toolkit and a continuing medical education webcast on chronic ...

JUNE 15, 2016

Experts: Stemming the Opioid Tide Will Involve Prescriber Education, Naloxone, Medication-Assisted Treatment

The federal government has set its sights on reducing prescription drug abuse, misuse and diversion. According to ...

MAY 19, 2016

Pushing the Boundaries: Regionalized PDMPs Helping To Slow the Opioid Epidemic

Prescription drug monitoring programs, which have come into being in roughly the last decade, are computerized ...

MAY 4, 2016

Gov. Christie Addresses PDMP Alliances at Englewood Hospital

Gov. Chris Christie discussed in detail the network of connected state PDMPs that includes Connecticut, Delaware, ...

MAY 4, 2016