Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse.

Information services.

Drugs.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (26 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), which maintain statewide electronic databases of prescriptions dispensed for controlled substances, such as prescription drugs of abuse that are subject to stricter government regulation. Discusses PDMP operation, enforcement mechanisms, costs, and financing. Examines effectiveness of PDMPs, and outlines Federal grants supporting PDMPs. Discusses relevant considerations for policymakers, such as interstate data sharing, interoperability, and protection of health information.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

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