Features of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with reduced rates of prescription opioid-related poisonings.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. In addition to other system-level interventions, all states have responded during the crisis by implementing prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). This study examines associations between specific administrative features of PDMPs and changes in the risk of prescription opioid-related poisoning (RxORP) over time. METHODS:This longitudinal, observational study utilized a 'natural experiment' design to assess associations between PDMP features and risk of RxORP in a nationally-representative population of privately-insured adults from 2004 to 2014. Administrative health claims data were used to identify inpatient hospital admissions and emergency department visits related to RxORP. Generalized estimating equation Poi

SUBMITTER: Pauly NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5854200 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature