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Analysis And Evaluation Of Participation By Prescibers And Dispensers In The Maine State Prescription Monitoring Program, Marcella H. Sorg, Sharon Labrie, William Parker
Analysis And Evaluation Of Participation By Prescibers And Dispensers In The Maine State Prescription Monitoring Program, Marcella H. Sorg, Sharon Labrie, William Parker
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As part of a Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Office grant for the analysis and evaluation of participation in the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP), the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center mapped and analyzed spatial patterns of prescriber and pharmacy locations as well as PMP participation, and conducted a survey of licensed prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances in Maine. The PMP, implemented beginning July 1, 2004, monitors all drugs in Schedules II, II, and IV, and any pharmacy that is licensed to dispense prescriptions in or into the state of Maine is required by law to report to the program. …