Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

Описание: Risk mitigation strategies for opioid prescribing stewardship are noted as ways to reduce risk of adverse outcomes of addiction, unintentional overdose, and death that could result from inappropriate prescribing or misuse of opioids.
The goal of this brief video series is to reduce the potential for negative effects from the nonmedical use of opioids. Dr. Kimberly Sanders, a clinical pharmacist who specializes in pharmacy practice and medication management in dental settings provides an overview of risk mitigation strategies for opioid prescribing including closer looks at prescription drug monitoring programs, optimal patient communication practices, medication consideration for safe treatment, naloxone co-prescribing, safe storage and disposal.