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Report: States Should Mandate Prescriber Use of PDMPs to Combat Opioid Misuse

Healthcare Informatics: Mandating that prescribers use prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) is the single most effective way to increase prescriber use of the tool, which can play a critical role in curbing prescription opioid misuse, according to a report by Pew Charitable Trusts and researchers at Brandeis University.

The report from Pew Charitable Trusts and the Institute for Behavioral Health, Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, focuses on how states can help curb opioid misuse and specifically examines PDMPs and evidence-based practices to optimize prescriber use of PDMPs. The report outlines eight evidence-based practices aimed at increasing prescriber utilization of PDMPs.

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