Advanced visualizations to interpret prescription drug monitoring program information.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state-based databases that contain information about controlled substance prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies. Many states now mandate PDMP use by prescribers, despite unclear effectiveness. We hypothesize that it is possible to improve the interpretability, and hence effectiveness, of PDMPs by enhancing them. METHODS:This was a real-time simulation of an enhanced PDMP. Fifty practicing physicians (25 primary care, 25 emergency medicine) were randomized to see three cases with a standard profile or an enhanced profile that included graphical representation of prescriptions and identified risky prescribing patterns. After a two-month washout period, participants were placed in the opposite group. RESULTS:Physicians presented with the enhanced profile were more likely to correctly identify patients with multiple providers (97.0% vs. 85.8%, p?=?0.002), overlapping opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions (94.7% vs. 87.5%, p?=?0.03), overlapping opioid prescriptions (89.5% vs. 70.8%, p?

SUBMITTER: Weiner SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature