Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions: an interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prescription opioid misuse is a serious national crisis; in 2018 the top drugs involved in prescription overdose deaths included pain medications (opioids), benzodiazepines, and stimulants. Health information technology (health IT) provides a means to address this crisis through technologies that streamline the prescribing and discontinuation process. CancelRx is a health IT function that communicates when medications, such as controlled substances, are discontinued at the clinic and therefore should not be filled at the pharmacy. Prior to CancelRx, the communication of discontinued medications was a manual process, requiring the patient or a clinic staff member to personally contact the pharmacy to inform them of the change. The objective of this study was to assess how

SUBMITTER: Watterson TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8876377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature