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- Title
Effect of a centralized prescription network on inappropriate prescriptions for opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines.
- Authors
Dormuth, Colin R; Miller, Tarita A; Huang, Anjie; Mamdani, Muhammad M; Juurlink, David N; Canadian Drug Safety and Effectiveness Research Network
- Abstract
Opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines are often misused in clinical practice. We determined whether implementation of a centralized prescription network offering real-time access to patient-level data on filled prescriptions (PharmaNet) reduced the number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines.
- Publication
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2012, Vol 184, Issue 16, pE852
- ISSN
1488-2329
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.120465