Patterns of prescribing - the Rhode Island prescription monitoring program.

R I Med J (2013)

Executive Director, State Board of Pharmacy at the Rhode Island Dept. of Health.

Published: November 2013

Drug overdose and abuse is a growing epidemic nationally and for Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a web-based system that collects all schedule II and III prescription information for prescriptions dispensed in or into Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy at the Rhode Island Department of Health operates this program and uses the information for investigative purposes to curb drug overdose and professional misconduct. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the use of PMP in Rhode Island.

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