Impact of a Mandatory Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Check on Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing Rates.
J Med Toxicol
; 17(3): 265-270, 2021 07.
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| ID: mdl-33821434
BACKGROUND: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) exist in 49 states to guide opioid prescribing. In 40 states, clinicians must check the PDMP prior to prescribing an opioid. Data on mandated PDMP checks show mixed results on opioid prescribing. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to examine the impact of the Massachusetts mandatory PDMP check on opioid prescribing for discharges from an urban tertiary emergency department (ED). METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of discharges from one ED from 7/1/2010-10/15/2018. The primary outcome was the monthly percentage of patients discharged from the ED with an opioid prescription. The intervention was Massachusetts mandating a PDMP check for all opioid prescriptions. Prescribing was compared pre- and post-mandate. Interrupted time series (ITS) analysis accounted for known declining trends in opioid prescribing. RESULTS: Of 273,512 ED discharges, 35,050 (12.8%) received opioid prescriptions. Mean monthly opioid prescribing decreased post-intervention from 15.1% (SD ± 3.5%) to 5.1% (SD ± 0.9%; p < 0.001). ITS showed equal pre and post-intervention slopes (-0.002, p = 0.819). A small immediate decrease occurred in prescribing around the mandated check: a 3-month level effect decrease of 0.018 (p = 0.039), 6-month level effect 0.019 (p = 0.023), and a 12-month level effect of 0.020 (p = 0.019). The 24-month level effect was not decreased. CONCLUSION: Prior to the mandated PDMP check, ED opioid prescribing was declining. The mandate did not change the rate of decline but was associated with a non-sustained drop in opioid prescribing immediately following enactment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prescripciones de Medicamentos
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Hospitales Urbanos
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Centros de Atención Terciaria
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Programas de Monitoreo de Medicamentos Recetados
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Analgésicos Opioides
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Toxicol
Asunto de la revista:
TOXICOLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos