This one page document explains prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to patients with answers to questions about what are PDMPs, why are they used, and how is patient privacy protected.
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Policymakers & Community Leaders
Improvements to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Can Inform Prescribing: PDMP Administrators Share Views on how Enhancements Can Be Implemented
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
This 2018 report from Pew Charitable Trusts reports on focus groups conducted with 21 administrators of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on ways to enhance patient PDMP profiles, barriers to PDMP use and implementation, and recommendations for improving the use of PDMPs.
Payers & Providers
Patients & Caregivers
Risks of Benzodiazepines
Source: College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
This 2019 publication from the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists lists the risks of benzodiazepine medications. Benzodiazepines may be prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, or other conditions, but the medications have serious side effects, most notably that patients can become dependent on the
Payers & Providers
Cautious, Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing
Source: Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing
This guidance from Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing provides information for prescribers on the myths and facts of opioid treatment for chronic pain and the dos and dont’s for acute and chronic pain management. The guidance has been distributed or endorsed by many provider groups and state
Payers & Providers
Opioid Advice for Doctors: A Path to Healthier Prescribing
Source: National Safety Council
In this 5 minute video, Dr. Don Teater, medical advisor at the National Safety Council, discusses evidence of the effectiveness of opioid medicine for the treatment of pain and the risks of opioid prescribing. Dr. Teater offers advice to health care providers about safe opioid prescribing and alternatives to opioid prescriptions for treating pain.
Payers & Providers
Opioid Advice for Dentists: A Path to Healthier Prescribing
Source: National Safety Council
Dr. Don Teater, medical advisor to the National Safety Council, addresses dentists in this video and offers advice on how dentists can reduce inappropriate opioid prescribing while still managing patient’s dental pain.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Patients & Caregivers
Alternatives to Opioid Pain Medications
Source: National Safety Council
This half hour video educates primary care providers about treating pain with an emphasis on assessing patients for their risks for opioid abuse and considering alternative non-opioid treatments for pain. Produced in 2015 by the National Safety Council, the video is a presentation by Dr. Don Teater, medical advisor at the Safety Council.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Payers & Providers
End the Epidemic: A Digest of Resources
Source: American Medical Association
This website from the American Medical Association (AMA) is the home of their opioid task force and includes task force policy recommendations as well as information about topics such as naloxone, substance use disorder treatment, as well as the activities of state AMA chapters to address the opioid crisis.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Why You Shouldn’t Keep Unused Prescription Drugs Graphic
Source: National Safety Council
This 2017 infographic from the National Safety Council is intended to educate citizens about the risks of retaining unused prescription medications in their homes and encourages the use of medication take back programs.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Safe Medication Disposal Guide: Prescription Drug Community Action Kit
Source: National Safety Council
This 2015 publication from the National Safety Council provides guidance to state and local leaders and creating safe prescription drug disposal programs in their communities.