Evaluating Postoperative Opioid Prescription Fills and Refills for Adolescents Undergoing Surgery
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Rabab M. Barq, Shadassa Ourshalimian, Laura Houshmand, Olivia A. Keane, Eugene Kim, Lorraine I. Kelley-Quon
Topic overview
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state-run databases that track controlled substances to reduce substance use and diversion. The accuracy of PDMPs for adolescents who receive postoperative opioid prescriptions is unknown.
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