title: Overdose Epidemic, Prescription Monitoring Programs, and Public Health: A Review of State Laws.
abstract: Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs), state-level databases that collect patient-specific prescription information at the time medications are dispensed, have been suggested as tools to address the overdose epidemic. We reviewed all laws in the United States (n = 25) that articulated the purposes PMPs are intended to serve. Attributes related to reducing abuse, misuse, and diversion of prescription medications appeared most commonly. Only 5 purpose statements mentioned the promotion of public health as goals of the PMP, and only 3 listed improving health care. None listed overdose prevention as a goal of the PMP.
authors.affiliation: Corey S. Davis is with the Network for Public Health Law-Southeastern Region, Carrboro, NC. Jill E. Johnston is with the Division of Environmental Health, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Matthew W. Pierce is an independent consultant based in Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Corey S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Corey S. Davis is with the Network for Public Health Law-Southeastern Region, Carrboro, NC. Jill E. Johnston is with the Division of Environmental Health, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Matthew W. Pierce is an independent consultant based in Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Jill E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: Corey S. Davis is with the Network for Public Health Law-Southeastern Region, Carrboro, NC. Jill E. Johnston is with the Division of Environmental Health, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Matthew W. Pierce is an independent consultant based in Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000633:toxicity*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058872:Epidemics; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000633:toxicity*; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D055553:Prescription Drugs