Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
"Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Programs, usually run by state governments, that require pharmacists to collect and distribute data on the prescription and dispensation of CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. They are intended to prevent the abuse of such substances by the patient, or their transfer to recreational users and drug dealers.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.337.800.800 N02.421.668.320.600
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs" by people in Profiles.
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The National Opioid Epidemic: Local, State, and National Responses. WMJ. 2017 Jun; 116(2):57-60.