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Prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs, are an example of one initiative proposed to alleviate effects of the opioid crisis. [1] The programs are designed to restrict prescription drug abuse by limiting a patient's ability to obtain similar prescriptions from multiple providers (i.e. “doctor shopping”) and reducing diversion of controlled substances.
The Pennsylvania department of drug and alcohol programs formed in July 2012 due to the change in government proposed in Pennsylvania Act 50 in 2010. This department was originally under the department of health but changed to its own organization to focus solely on drug and alcohol-related addictions and problems.
Prescription drug overuse or non-medical prescription drug use is the use of prescription medications that is more than the prescribed amount, regardless of whether the original medical reason to take the drug is legitimate. [1] [2] A prescription drug is a drug substance prescribed by a doctor and intended to for individual use only. [3]
Nevertheless, healthcare practitioners are responsible for recognizing problematic patterns in prescription drug use. [20] They may also use prescription-drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to track drug prescription and dispensing patterns in patients. [20] Patient-wise, some organizations have suggested ways to use prescription drugs properly.
In Kentucky, for example, a law to improve monitoring of prescription practices, known as the Pill Mill Bill (KRS 218A.175 et seq.), has been in effect since 2012. [20] By 2012, 41 U.S. states had implemented such prescription monitoring program , and by 2019 all states except Missouri had implemented such programs. [ 21 ]
Delaware, Idaho, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin joined more recently for a total of seven participants as of April 2009. Sovereign States Drug Consortium (SSDC) was founded as a non-profit structure by the states of Iowa, Maine, and Vermont for Medicaid in October 2005. Iowa, Maine, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming are ...
CBP turned the drugs over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, officials said. They contained $1.1 million worth of drugs. US Customs and Border Protection.
Chemical structure of zolpidem, a Z-drug. Controlled prescription drug classes which are commonly diverted include: [3] Benzodiazepines – including diazepam, temazepam, clonazepam, and alprazolam – prescription anxiolytics and sedatives; Opioids – including morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone and codeine – prescription pain medications