Oxycodone overdose deaths drop 25 percent after launch of Prescgram
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Oxycodone-related deaths dropped 25 percent after Florida implemented its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in late 2011 as part of its response to the state's prescription drug abuse epidemic, according to researchers. The drop in fatalities could stem from the number of health care providers who used the program's database to monitor controlled substance prescriptions.