What are some of the beneficial uses of the PDMP?
Prescription drug monitoring programs can be used to improve patient standard of care by: • Allowing physicians to access the database for their patients and determine if their patient has been prescribed controlled substances from other physicians that might negatively interact when used together. It also allows the physician to prescribe controlled substances that will not negatively interact with medicines prescribed by other physicians. • Allowing pharmacists to access the database for their patients and determine if their patient has been prescribed controlled substances from physicians that might negatively interact when used together. • Allows health care practitioners (doctors/pharmacists) to access the database for their patients and determine if their patient has had multiple prescriptions for the same drugs from different doctors. This helps identify those patients potentially engaged in the crime of “doctor shopping” (which is a felony in Florida). This assists health care
