Who uses a prescription drug monitoring program and how? Insights from a statewide survey of Oregon clinicians.

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Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are relatively new but potentially useful tools to enhance prudent prescribing of controlled substances. However, little is known about the types of clinicians who make the most use of PDMPs, how these programs are incorporated into clinicians' work flow, or how clinicians and patients respond to the information. We therefore surveyed a random sample of Oregon providers, with 1,065 respondents. Clinicians in emergency medicine, primary care, and pain and addiction specialties were the largest number of registrants, but many frequent prescribers of controlled substances were not registered to use the PDMP. Among users, 95% reported accessing the PDMP when they suspected a patient of abuse or diversion, but fewer than half woul

SUBMITTER: Irvine JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4079731 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature