Prescription monitoring programs and emergency department visits involving benzodiazepine misuse: Early evidence from 11 United States metropolitan areas

Bachhuber, Marcus A.; Maughan, Brandon C.; Mitra, Nandita; Feingold, Jordyn; Starrels, Joanna L.

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.08.005

Prescription monitoring programs and emergency department visits involving benzodiazepine misuse: Early evidence from 11 United States metropolitan areas

Background Emergency department (ED) visits involving benzodiazepines have increased in the United States. Most states have created prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) to improve drug prescribing safety. To determine the association between PMP implementation and ED visits involving benzodiaz…