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Missouri’s prescription drug monitoring program to launch soon

Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Within the coming weeks, Missouri health care providers will be able to track a patient’s prescriptions with the goal of preventing overdoses and opioid abuse.

Missouri is the last state in the nation to create a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Roughly 75 counties already have a database in place, but following a law passed in 2021, all providers will be required to submit patient information or be penalized.

“Ultimately, it is to provide the best care for the patient and decrease loss of life in the state of Missouri,” Dean Linneman, executive director of the program, said.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

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