Prescription drug monitoring programs in Australia: A call for a comprehensive evaluation

Drug Alcohol Rev. 2023 May;42(4):745-747. doi: 10.1111/dar.13652. Epub 2023 Apr 4.

Authors

Louisa Picco¹, Alison Ritter², Suzanne Nielsen¹

Affiliations

¹ Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
² Drug Policy Modelling Program, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 37014802
DOI: 10.1111/dar.13652

No abstract available

Keywords: harms; opioids; policy; prescription drug monitoring programs; real-time prescription monitoring.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Australia
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / drug therapy
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Prescription Drug Misuse*
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid