title: Prescription monitoring programs: pitfalls and opportunities.
abstract: Prescription monitoring programs for controlled substances are increasingly common. Pitfalls and opportunities resulting from the data generated by these programs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice Division, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. scotts@austin.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Strassels
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid