Use of a Prescription Drug-Monitoring Program by Emergency and Surgical Prescribers: Results of a Hospital Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death due to injury in the USA. Currently, 49 states have prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMPs) available to prescribers.

Questions/purposes

We aimed to assess knowledge and practice of two groups of acute-care prescribers regarding controlled substances.

Methods

A 16-question survey was distributed to a list of surgical and emergency medicine prescribers at our institution. The survey asked about prescriber demographics, previous experiences with a PDMP, and opinions about patient risk factors available within an electronic medical record (EMR).

Results

We received 60 responses (27.1% response rate). All prescribers recognized a growing problem with opioids, both in general and in their own practices,

SUBMITTER: Leas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature