Why PDMPs should be Implemented and Utilized
Generations often desire to leave a mark or legacy for those who follow. Some earlier generations are known as generations that ended wars, while others perhaps made the nation more financially stable. Individuals’ history reflects how that specific group positioned themselves during their lifetime. It would seem then – regarding the impact a generation had on a nation or cause – that whatever hardship or obstacle a group encounters would more frequently then result in what they ultimately were remembered for having overcome. In the recent times, an overwhelming subject on the forefront of controversies is that of drug misuse and abuse, particularly of opiate prescription. Methods are being …show more content…
Dr. Cheatle’s studies indicate that there is weight to the idea that physicians’ over-prescribing has paralleled the increase in opioid diversion (S6). Oftentimes the patient-physician encounter is a difficult one, and may encourage unhealthy manipulation. According to Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska, “Although such initiatives generally promote improvements in practice that are responsive to patients’ expressed needs, they may paradoxically promote prescribing of opioids and other addictive medications” (1). Rather than strategically considering the actual needs of a patient, the trend in modern medical practices has become to improve practice morale and rating by satisfying emotional wants and the patient’s manipulation of their medical provider (1). Opioid diversion is certainly not a motive of respectable physicians, but it can become a by-product without regulations in place to prevent over-prescribing. While the goal of most physicians is to mitigate addiction, there are those that deliberately encourage the distribution of prescription opioids. Unfortunately, this “dealing” is not unfounded; physicians do indeed and perhaps will use their given ability and medical privilege to issue prescriptions in this malicious manner of opioid dispersal. In BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dr. Mofizul Islam effectively discusses that the application of regulations in PDMPs would/will help to identify such questionable actions. This “fraudulent prescribing” and distribution of illegal substances is a formidable offense of which licensing boards must be made aware (2). Suppose a physician repeatedly provided “max-dose” prescriptions for non-medical use. With PDMP protocols in effect, identification of such actions would be made more noticeable because of the placed or
Generations often desire to leave a mark or legacy for those who follow. Some earlier generations are known as generations that ended wars, while others perhaps made the nation more financially stable. Individuals’ history reflects how that specific group positioned themselves during their lifetime. It would seem then – regarding the impact a generation had on a nation or cause – that whatever hardship or obstacle a group encounters would more frequently then result in what they ultimately were remembered for having overcome. In the recent times, an overwhelming subject on the forefront of controversies is that of drug misuse and abuse, particularly of opiate prescription. Methods are being …show more content…
Dr. Cheatle’s studies indicate that there is weight to the idea that physicians’ over-prescribing has paralleled the increase in opioid diversion (S6). Oftentimes the patient-physician encounter is a difficult one, and may encourage unhealthy manipulation. According to Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska, “Although such initiatives generally promote improvements in practice that are responsive to patients’ expressed needs, they may paradoxically promote prescribing of opioids and other addictive medications” (1). Rather than strategically considering the actual needs of a patient, the trend in modern medical practices has become to improve practice morale and rating by satisfying emotional wants and the patient’s manipulation of their medical provider (1). Opioid diversion is certainly not a motive of respectable physicians, but it can become a by-product without regulations in place to prevent over-prescribing. While the goal of most physicians is to mitigate addiction, there are those that deliberately encourage the distribution of prescription opioids. Unfortunately, this “dealing” is not unfounded; physicians do indeed and perhaps will use their given ability and medical privilege to issue prescriptions in this malicious manner of opioid dispersal. In BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dr. Mofizul Islam effectively discusses that the application of regulations in PDMPs would/will help to identify such questionable actions. This “fraudulent prescribing” and distribution of illegal substances is a formidable offense of which licensing boards must be made aware (2). Suppose a physician repeatedly provided “max-dose” prescriptions for non-medical use. With PDMP protocols in effect, identification of such actions would be made more noticeable because of the placed or