Prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) review of controlled-substance prescriptions

every 3 months or more frequently

tests per year, US, before the first opioid prescription, then every 3 months or more often

“At a minimum, during long-term opioid therapy, PDMP data should be reviewed before an initial opioid prescription and then every 3 months or more frequently.”

Dowell et al., CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain: United States, 2022, MMWR Recomm Rep 2022, Recommendation 9, 2022-11-04

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Only for people with chronic pain on long-term opioid therapy, a subset of chronic pain.

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