Changes in opioid prescribing after implementation of mandatory registration and proactive reports within California's prescription drug monitoring program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2016, California updated its prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), adding two key features: automated proactive reports to prescribers and mandatory registration for prescribers and pharmacists. The effects of these changes on prescribing patterns have not yet been examined. We aimed to evaluate the joint effect of these two PDMP features on county-level prescribing practices in California.

Methods

Using county-level quarterly data from 2012 to 2017, we estimated the absolute change associated with the implementation of these two PDMP features in seven prescribing indicators in California versus a control group comprising counties in Florida and Washington: opioid prescription rate per 1000 residents; patients' mean daily opioid dosage in milligrams of m

SUBMITTER: Castillo-Carniglia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7750250 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature