This podcast, hosted by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), discusses the future of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs).
This podcast from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center, better known as PDMP TTAC, discusses the future of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) and where PDMPs may be headed within the next five to 10 years. PDMPs are continuously evolving and being more responsive to stakeholders with more timely and accurate information. Consequently, PDMPs are widely recognized as an important tool in addressing the drug abuse epidemic. Even with their success, PDMPs continue to evolve into one of the most efficient and effective tools to reduce prescription drug abuse, substance use disorder, and diversion. The podcast features two PDMP administrators, Kevin Borcher, Vice President of Pharmacy Informatics with the Nebraska PDMP and Jean Hall, the program administrator with Kasper, Kentucky's PDMP. The podcast is hosted by Pat Knue, director of PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center, or TTAC. PDMPs are designed to facilitate the collection, analysis, and reporting of information on the prescribing, dispensing, and use of prescription drugs within a state. An overriding goal of PDMPs is to uphold both the state laws ensuring access to appropriate pharmaceutical care by citizens and the state laws deterring prescription drug diversion. The earliest PDMPs were established primarily as enforcement and regulatory tools. While this role continues in almost all current PDMPs, the focus of PDMPs has shifted to enhanced patient care and assist in developing drug abuse prevention and treatment strategies. PDMPs are continuously evolving and being more responsive to stakeholders with more timely and accurate information. They are widely recognized as an important tool in addressing the drug abuse epidemic and continue to evolve into one of the most efficient and effective tools to reduce prescription drug abuse, substance use disorder, and diversion.