TRACKING OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS.

• Position: STATE LINE - Brief article

Nebraska is the first state to require pharmacists to report the prescription drugs they dispense to a prescription drug monitoring program. PDMPs are statewide databases that let doctors see a patient's prescription history and are among the most promising state-level strategies for improving opioid prescribing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A doctor can see, for example, if a patient has been...