NOTE: Information in the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database is not discoverable or admissible in any civil or administrative action, except in an investigation and disciplinary proceeding by the department or the appropriate regulatory board, Section 893.055(7)(c), Florida Statutes.
E-FORCSE Prescription Drug Monitoring Program News & Press Releases
News
- 11/20/2012 - WFTV9 Investigates Threats to Pill Mill Database
- 10/24/2012 - Florida Department of Law Enforcement Press Conference on 2011 Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons Report
- 9/24/2012 - SAMHSA News Release: National survey shows reduction in non-medical prescription drug use among young adults
- August 1, 2012 - DEA Announces New Certification Process for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances
- July 10, 2012 - Congressional Research Service Report on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- July 2, 2012 - CESAR FAX 21-26: Physicians' Perceptions of Buprenorphine Diversion
- January 21, 2012 PMP Center of Excellence Briefing: Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Implementation
- November 4, 2011 - CDC MMWR: Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers - United States, 1999-2008
- November 2011 Journal of the American Medical Association: Can Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Help Limit Opioid Abuse?
- 7/1/2011 DOH Press Release: State Surgeon General Declares Public Health Emergency Regarding Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic ‐ Declaration requires practitioners to dispose of controlled substance inventory
- 7/1/2011 Attorney General's Office Press Release: Attorney General Bondi Praises the State of Florida for Implementation of Pill Mill Law
- 6/30/2011 DOH Media Advisory: Florida Department of Health Provides Update on Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Dispensers begin reporting September 1st
- July/August DOH Health Advisor: Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Gains Momentum
- Department of Health Receives Federal Grant for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- July/August 2011 DOH Health Advisor: Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Gains Momentum
Reports
- 2013 National Drug Control Policy
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Annual Report 2011-2012
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Annual Report 2010-2011
- Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons by Florida Medical Examiners - 2012 Interim Report
- Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons by Florida Medical Examiners - 2011 Report
- Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons by Florida Medical Examiners - 2010 Report
- Epidemic: Responding to America's Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
- Carnevale Associates LLC Policy Brief: Leveraging PDMPs to Reduce Drug Use
- Good Medicine, Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America
- DEA: Prescriptions for Disaster - How Teens Abuse Medicine
- Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
- Council of State Governments Report on Interstate Information Sharing
- An Evaluation of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs by Ronald Simeone and Lynn Holland
- CDC Public Health Grand Rounds: Prescription Drug Epidemic
- GAO Report: Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Related to Controlled Substances Identified in Selected States
- CDC Issue Brief: Unintentional Drug Poisoning in the United States
- Interstate Information Sharing: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- 2010 KASPER (Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting) Satisfaction Survey Executive Report
- 2010 Independent Evaluation of the Impact and Effectiveness of KASPER Final Report