AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A new law in Texas delays the requirement for physicians and pharmacists to check the prescription drug monitoring program to March 2020. Pharmacies have been reporting controlled ...

To facilitate safer prescribing of opioids and other drugs, nearly all states operate prescription monitoring programs (PMPs), which collect and share data on controlled substance dispensing. Policy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The researchers also found that “many barriers exist” to prescription monitoring program (PMP) data use.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Faced with the task of curbing opioid misuse in the state of Texas, some lawmakers are exploring several avenues to improve the workflow of the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program ...

Drug overdose surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of accidental death 2006 and has remained the leading cause of accidental death at the state and national level. Most drug overdose ...