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SUBMITTER: Weiner SG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Drug and alcohol dependence 20190625
<h4>Objectives</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a real-time simulation of an enhanced PDMP. Fifty practicing physicians (25 primary care, 25 ...[more]