Monitoring Multiple Prescriptions from Different Doctors May Cut Overdose Deaths
from The Scope
In Utah, 21 people die every month from prescription drug overdoses. Modern computer databases are capable of identifying multiple prescriptions from different doctors for the same patient, which may lead to a decrease in this problem. Peter Kreiner, Ph.D., talks about the advantages of monitoring prescriptions statewide in an effort to prevent overdoses.
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