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…

The effort is centered on St. Louis, which is creating a PDMP and allowing other counties to sign up, creating a de facto statewide network…

Replacing outdated technology: $4.5 million was allocated to replace the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), which will be essential in accurately tracking prescribed controlled substances…

Planners liked the software’s interstate sharing capacity, which for now connects Massachusetts to databases in a dozen other states; its average 1.8-second search response time; and its security measures…

Efforts are underway at the federal and state levels, including the PMP InterConnect program run by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy…

Earlier this year, the state department of health issued a nearly $1.5 million, three-year contract to Appriss Inc. to operate the database…