Australia; VIC
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP), which monitor the prescribing and dispensing of controlled medicines including opioids, may be having unintended negative consequences and must be closely evaluated, according to Australian experts. Several US studies suggest that restricting access to opioids via PDMPs caused patients to seek illicit drugs and heroin-related deaths in the US rose after the monitoring programs were introduced. The researchers say Australia must evaluate these programs to ensure we don't see similar negative impacts here, with early signs of possible unintended consequences already being observed in Victoria.
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