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Deaths tied to painkillers rising in the U.S.

Publication:

Los Angeles Times

Publication Date:

March 29, 2013

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Tags: news articles, overdoses and deaths, Oxycontin, prescribing patterns, Vicodin

Kamala Harris has a powerful tool for identifying reckless doctors, but she doesn't use it

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Los Angeles Times

Publication Date:

December 30, 2012

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Tags: barriers to use, California, improper prescribing, news articles, prescribing patterns

Geographic Variation in Opioid Prescribing in the U.S.

Author:

McDonald, Douglas C., Carlson, Kenneth, Izrael, David

Publication Date:

October 2012

Publication:

The Journal of Pain, Vol 13, No. 10, pp 988-996

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Tags: geographic comparisons, geographic variation, journal articles, opioid treatment, prescribing patterns, prescribing practices

Impact of a Managed Controlled-Opioid Prescription Monitoring Program on Care Coordination

Author:

Gonzalez III, Arsenio M.,PharmD, RPh; Kolbasovsky, Andrew, PsyD, MBA

Publication Date:

September 2012

Publication:

American Journal of Managed Care. 2012;18(9):516-524)

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Tags: balancing patient care and drug control, effectiveness of prescription control, journal articles, opioid abuse, prescribing patterns

In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatalities

Publication Date:

9/30/09

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Tags: methadone, news articles, overdoses and deaths, Oxycontin, pain management, prescribing patterns, Vicodin

National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005: a review of implementation of existing state controlled substance monitoring programs

Publication Date:

2005

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Tags: access to treatment, ARCOS, balancing patient care and drug control, chilling effect, evaluations, government reports, literature review, MEPS, meta analysis, NASPER, PDMP impact, PMP operations, prescribing patterns, prescribing practices, substitution effect

Impact of prescription monitoring programs on prescription patterns and indicators of opioid abuse

Author:

Twillman, R.

Publication Date:

2006

Publication:

Journal of Pain. 7(4)

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Tags: ARCOS, chilling effect, effectiveness of prescription control, journal articles, opioid abuse, PDMP impact, prescribing patterns, treatment admissions data, unintended consequences

Impact of a prescription monitoring program on doctor-shopping for high dosage buprenorphine

Author:

Pradel, V., et al

Publication Date:

2009

Publication:

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety; 18: 36–43

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Tags: algorithms, doctor shopping, France, identifying diversion and misuse, journal articles, PMP data, prescribing patterns, regulating medical practice, surveillance, thresholds

Usefulness of prescription monitoring programs for surveillance: analysis of Schedule II opioid prescription data in Massachusetts, 1996–2006

Author:

Katz, N., et al.

Publication Date:

2010

Publication:

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety; 19:115–123.

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Tags: doctor shopping, epidemiology, false negatives, false positives, identifying diversion and misuse, journal articles, Massachusetts, opioid abuse, oxycodone, pain management, PMP data, prescribing patterns, surveillance, thresholds

Balancing diversion control and medical necessity: the case of prescription drugs with abuse potential

Author:

Simoni-Wastila, L., Tompkins, C.

Publication Date:

2001

Publication:

Substance Use and Misuse. 36,1275–1296.

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Tags: access to treatment, administrative burdens, balancing patient care and drug control, diversion, EDT, effectiveness of prescription control, impact on medical practice, journal articles, MCPPs, PMP data, prescribing patterns, state comparisons

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