Summary In 2009, the Oregon legislature created the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), which tracks prescriptions for certain drugs dispensed by Oregon pharmacies. The database tracks ...

States that required physicians to check prescription drug monitoring programs before writing an opioid prescription saw lower rates of “physician shopping,” which is the practice of visiting several ...

Oxycodone-related deaths dropped 25 percent after Florida implemented its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in late 2011 as part of its response to the state's prescription drug abuse epidemic, ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–The state House has given initial approval to a program to track prescription drugs, but the Republican majority is split on the issue. The bill is aimed at fighting prescription ...

As discussions about the need for a prescription drug-monitoring program (PDMP) continue, advocates are urging the Legislature to pass a comprehensive statewide program. "Without a statewide PDMP, ...

The Missouri Senate approved legislation mandating the creation of a prescription drug monitoring program to help curb opioid abuse in the state, according to a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Updated at 7:30 p.m. with comments from the Missouri Alliance for Freedom. JEFFERSON CITY • After three weeks of delayed debate, ...