biostudies-literatureBao YNCATS NIH HHSNIDA NIH HHSNIA NIH HHSNIMH NIH HHS1045-51https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5336205biostudies-literatureUnknown35(6)State prescription drug monitoring programs are promising tools to rein in the epidemic of prescription opioid overdose. We used data from a national survey to assess the effects of these programs on the prescribing of opioid analgesics and other pain medications in ambulatory care settings at the point of care in twenty-four states from 2001 to 2010. We found that the implementation of a prescription drug monitoring program was associated with more than a 30 percent reduction in the rate of prescribing of Schedule II opioids. This reduction was seen immediately following the launch of the program and was maintained in the second and third years afterward. Effects on overall opioid prescribing and prescribing of non-opioid analgesics were limited. Increased use of these programs and the adHealth affairs (Project Hope)Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Are Associated With Sustained Reductions In Opioid Prescribing By Physicians.PMC5336205K01 MH090087UL1 TR000040P30 DA040500P30 AG022845Radakrishnan SSchackman BRPan YBao YLuo FTaylor APincus HAfalsePrescription Drug Monitoring Programs Are Associated With Sustained Reductions In Opioid Prescribing By Physicians.State prescription drug monitoring programs are promising tools to rein in the epidemic of prescription opioid overdose. We used data from a national survey to assess the effects of these programs on the prescribing of opioid analgesics and other pain medications in ambulatory care settings at the point of care in twenty-four states from 2001 to 2010. We found that the implementation of a prescription drug monitoring program was associated with more than a 30 percent reduction in the rate of prescribing of Schedule II opioids. This reduction was seen immediately following the launch of the program and was maintained in the second and third years afterward. Effects on overall opioid prescribing and prescribing of non-opioid analgesics were limited. Increased use of these programs and the ad2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Jun2025-04-18T13:55:01.943Z2019-03-27T02:37:47ZS-EPMC53362052726902110.1377/hlthaff.2015.1673