Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse.

Drugs.

Information services.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2012-DSP-0355

Access Restriction:

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