Established in nearly every state across America, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are used to track the prescribing, dispensing and use of opioids and other controlled substances. At its ...

Pennsylvania has joined the ranks of states requiring providers to first check an online database of opioid prescriptions before providing patients a script for a controlled substance, according to ...

In 2012, the state of Kentucky passed a law similar to those in many other states requiring physicians prescribing controlled substances to check their state’s ...

Integration of PDMP with an EHR system in Massachusetts had no significant effect on prescription of opioids or morphine milligram equivalents. Integration of data from a prescription drug monitoring ...

Missouri lawmakers on Friday reached an impasse on legislation that would have enacted a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), an electronic database that tracks prescriptions for ...

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri is the only state without a database that monitors prescription drugs given to patients, but that could change soon. On Tuesday, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 63, ...

Missouri state Sen. Holly Rehder was in the gallery last month when the House approved her bill to establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) and sent it to Gov. Mike Parson. “I’m just so ...

Missouri's prescription drug monitoring database went online last week. Health workers will now need to enter patient information into a statewide database when they dispense opioids and other ...