What is the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System?
The Vermont Prescription Monitoring System (VPMS) tracks prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III and IV in an electronic database operated by the Vermont Department of Health. All pharmacists and dispensers licensed by the Vermont Board of Pharmacy are be required to send information about the prescriptions for Schedule II, III and IV drugs that they fill to the Department of Health, including names of patients, prescribers, drugs, and the amount, dosage, days supply of the drug dispensed. Information from the VPMS database, including a complete history of their patients prescriptions for controlled substances, is available to physicians to help them effectively manage their patients treatment with controlled substances. The system can alert physicians to possible abuse of controlled substances or addiction.
