TY - JOUR AU - Rhodes, Emily AU - Wilson, Maria AU - Robinson, Alysia AU - Hayden, Jill A. AU - Asbridge, Mark PY - 2019 DA - 2019/11/01 TI - The effectiveness of prescription drug monitoring programs at reducing opioid-related harms and consequences: a systematic review JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 784 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - In order to address the opioid crisis in North America, many regions have adopted preventative strategies, such as prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). PDMPs aim to increase patient safety by certifying that opioids are prescribed in appropriate quantities. We aimed to synthesize the literature on changes in opioid-related harms and consequences, an important measure of PDMP effectiveness. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4642-8 DO - 10.1186/s12913-019-4642-8 ID - Rhodes2019 ER -