It happens all the time at one of Palmetto Health’s five emergency rooms in Columbia, S.C., says emergency medicine physician Tripp Jennings. A patient comes in complaining of pain somewhere, and the attending physician types his name into a…

This country is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic as millions of Americans struggle with pain and addiction—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids killed more than 28,000 people in 2014, more than any year…

Six-hospital Deaconess Health System, which serves southwest Indiana, is monitoring patients who are being prescribed opioids to identify those who may be at risk for drug abuse.

To tackle and prevent opioid abuse in the state, Michigan has replaced its electronic prescription monitoring program (PMP) with a fully hosted and maintained platform that integrates into electronic health records (EHRs) and gives prescribers and…

MADISON, WI—In an attempt to slow the growth of methamphetamine labs, a new bill would require pharmacies to use the same electronic system to track the sale of meth’s key ingredient.

Opioid addiction is in the news every day, arguably after a too-long period when not enough attention was being paid. Our wake-up call was during the 2016 Super Bowl, when AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo decided that an ad for a medication to treat…

The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) – a nonprofit organization that facilitates cooperation between law enforcement, healthcare professionals, state regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the…

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the Prescription Monitoring Program has been awarded a grant to help integrate use of its data in doctors’ and pharmacists’ regular work flow. The $3.1 million grant from PurduePharma will allow…