Observational studyDrug and alcohol dependence2018
Features of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with reduced rates of prescription opioid-related poisonings.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of interventions targeted at physician prescribers of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of systematic reviews.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Prescription Opioid-Related Outcomes in the United States.Epidemiologic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- The effectiveness of prescription drug monitoring programs at reducing opioid-related harms and consequences: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2019Pooled it
- Association Between Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Nonfatal and Fatal Drug Overdoses: A Systematic Review.Annals of internal medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Systematic Literature Review of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2018Pooled it
- A Rapid Review of the Impact of Systems-Level Policies and Interventions on Population-Level Outcomes Related to the Opioid Epidemic, United States and Canada, 2014-2018.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Postpartum Opioid Prescribing Practices.Health services research · 2026Article
- Do Communities Implementing the Communities That HEAL Intervention Have Significantly Lower Rates of High-Risk Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing?AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Prescription opioid supply-restricting policies and hospital use by people prescribed opioid medications, Victoria, 2018-22: a controlled interrupted time series analysis.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- Association between prescription drug monitoring programs use mandates and prescription stimulants received by Medicaid enrollees.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- Prescription drug monitoring programs use mandates and prescription stimulant and depressant quantities.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Association of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs With Opioid Prescribing and Overdose in Adolescents and Young Adults.Annals of emergency medicine · 2023Article
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- The effect of state policies on rates of high-risk prescribing of an initial opioid analgesic.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- When an obscurity becomes trend: social-media descriptions of tianeptine use and associated atypical drug use.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2021Article
- Association Between State Policies on Improving Opioid Prescribing in 2 States and Opioid Overdose Rates Among Reproductive-aged Women.Medical care · 2021Article
- Systematic Evaluation of State Policy Interventions Targeting the US Opioid Epidemic, 2007-2018.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Mandatory use of prescription drug monitoring program and benzodiazepine prescribing among U.S. Medicaid enrollees.Substance abuse · 2021Article
- The Opioid-overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): Evidence-based practices in the HEALing Communities Study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- The Association of State Opioid Misuse Prevention Policies With Patient- and Provider-Related Outcomes: A Scoping Review.The Milbank quarterly · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe 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.
methodsThis 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 Poisson regression models were used to examine associations between specific PDMP features and changes in relative risk (RR) of RxORP over time.
resultsIn adjusted analyses, states without PDMPs experienced an average annual increase in the rate of RxORP of 9.51% over the study period, while states with operational PDMPs experienced an average annual increase of 3.17%. The increase in RR of RxORP over time in states with operational PDMPs was significantly less than increases in states without PDMPs. States with specific features, including those that monitored more schedules or required more frequent data reporting, experienced stronger protective effects on the RR of RxORP over time.
conclusionThis study examined associations between specific PDMP features and RxORP rates in a nationally-representative population of privately-insured adults. Results of this study may be used as empirical evidence to guide PDMP best practices.
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