Strengths and Weaknesses of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: A Focus Group Assessment of Law Enforcement Officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 576-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly M. Block ◽  
Gennaro F. Vito ◽  
George E. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Drug Monitoring ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Group Assessment ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions of Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Perez ◽  
Wesley G. Jennings ◽  
Yanning Wang ◽  
Chris Delcher
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Drug Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medication Misuse ◽  
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs ◽  
Effective System

Prescription pain medication misuse and abuse is a considerable criminal justice and public health problem in the United States. As a result, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) have been developed and implemented across the country to monitor patients with high abuse potential and to detect abnormalities in the prescribing of controlled substances. The current study relies on a sample of 87 Florida law enforcement officers to gauge their perceptions of, use of, and perceived effectiveness of Florida’s PDMP. Results indicate that most of the law enforcement officers considered themselves moderate-to-frequent users of the PDMP and considered the PDMP to be an effective system. In addition, many of the officers reported that their communication had increased with prescribers and pharmacists because of the PDMP. These findings notwithstanding, some officers noted a few barriers/limitations of the PDMP such as “false negatives” and an inability to check another state’s PDMP as areas for improvement. Study limitations and implications are also discussed.

The Role of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) in Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic

2019 ◽  
pp. 265-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Baldwin ◽  
Jan L. Losby ◽  
Wesley M. Sargent ◽  
Jamie Mells ◽  
Sarah Bacon
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Drug Monitoring ◽  
Prescribing Patterns ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
Stewardship Program ◽  
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials

Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are secure, online, state-based databases that contain information about controlled substance prescriptions written by clinicians and dispensed by pharmacists within a jurisdiction. In this chapter, current and future trends impacting PDMPs are reviewed and the implication of these trends for the future development of even more effective PDMPs is discussed. Uses of PDMPs by public health partners are also reviewed. For example, law enforcement officials may use data collected by PDMPs when investigating unusual prescribing patterns. Law enforcement officials may also use PMDP data in drug courts and other criminal diversion programs. Medical licensing boards use PMDP data to assess aberrant prescribing practices. Health systems, insurers, and public health officials use aggregated PDMP data as part of their efforts to evaluate a quality improvement initiative, an opioid stewardship program to improve opioid prescribing system-wide, or broad changes to prescribing patterns across a city, county, or state.

scholarly journals Obstetrician-gynecologist perceptions and utilization of prescription drug monitoring programs

Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. e24268
Author(s):  
Amie Goodin ◽  
Jungjun Bae ◽  
Chris Delcher ◽  
Joshua Brown ◽  
Dikea Roussos-Ross
Keyword(s):  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Drug Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
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