States that required physicians to check prescription drug monitoring programs before writing an opioid prescription saw lower rates of “physician shopping,” which is the practice of visiting several ...

State-based prescription drug monitoring programs prove helpful in reducing opioid-related deaths in the U.S., according to a study in the journal Health Affairs. Drug monitoring programs are ...

Oxycodone-related deaths dropped 25 percent after Florida implemented its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in late 2011 as part of its response to the state's prescription drug abuse epidemic, ...

A study from the American College of Toxicology identified characteristics of state prescription drug monitoring programs that can be frustrating to clinicians and prevent optimal use of the programs.

Summary In 2009, the Oregon legislature created the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), which tracks prescriptions for certain drugs dispensed by Oregon pharmacies. The database tracks ...

Drug Distributors Call for Nationwide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Combat Opioid Crisis At a House Energy and Commerce (E&C) committee hearing on Tuesday, drug distribution company ...

A federal push to ban gender-affirming care has Illinois lawmakers considering changes to a state drug monitoring program.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The State of Hawaii and Bamboo Health ™, the leader in Real-Time Care Intelligence ™, today announced their partnership to help physicians and pharmacists reduce the ...

US Food and Drug Administration layoffs appear to be affecting programs that track drug safety. Fired workers from the Division of Drug Information, which conducts safety monitoring, say the DDI team ...

There is substantial variability in therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) use among North American pediatric rheumatology providers largely due to inadequate training and data. Most respondents had ever ...