Prescription monitoring program

In the United States, prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) or prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state-run programs that collect and distribute data about the prescription and dispensation of federally controlled substances and, as the individual states deem appropriate, other potentially addictive or abusable prescription drugs. PMPs help to prevent adverse drug-related events through opioid overdoses, drug diversion, and substance abuse by decreasing the amount and/or frequency of opioid prescribing.^[1]

PMPs are supported by most physicians^[2] and are intended to assist physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dentists and other prescribers, the pharmacists, chemists and support staff of dispensing establishments, as well as law-enforcement agencies. The collaboration between medical and law enforcement professionals is a joint effort to support the legitimate medical use of controlled substances while limiting the abuse and diversion of these agents. Pharmacies that dispense controlled substances and providers who prescribe them are typically required to register with their respective state PMPs and (for pharmacies and providers who dispense controlled substances from their offices) to report the dispensation of such prescriptions to an electronic online database. Some Pharmacy Software Vendors, like SRS Pharmacy Systems, provide functionality to submit these reports automatically to multiple states.

List of programs by state

State Name	State Code	Format	Method	Reporting Agency	Schedules Monitored	Documentation	State Frequency	Data Retention
Alaska	AK	ASAP 2007 v4.0	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Monthly	2 Source
Alabama	AL	ASAP 2007 v4.0	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Daily	?
Arkansas	AR	ASAP 2011 v4.2	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	?	?	Weekly	?
Arizona	AZ	ASAP 2005 v3.0	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4 + Carisoprodol	Source	Weekly	Adult 6 / Minor 3 Source
California	CA	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Atlantic Associates, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Weekly	3 Source
Colorado	CO	ASAP 2012 v4.2	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Bi-Weekly	?
Connecticut	CT	ASAP 95	FTPs	Optimum Technology, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Bi-Weekly	?
District of Columbia	DC	ASAP 95	?	?	?	?	?	?
Delaware	DE	ASAP 2011 v4.2	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Daily	?
Florida	FL	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Weekly	2 Source
Georgia	GA	ASAP 2011 V4.2	?	?	?	?	?	1 Source
Hawaii	HI	ASAP 2009 v4.1	Web Portal	Electronic Prescription Accountability System (ePAS) Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Carisoprodol	Source	Weekly	3 Source
Iowa	IA	ASAP 95	FTPs	Optimum Technology, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Bi-Weekly	4 Source
Idaho	ID	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Idaho Board of Pharmacies Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Weekly	?
Illinois	IL	ASAP 2007 v4.0	sFTP	Atlantic Associates, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Weekly	2 Source
Indiana	IN	ASAP 2007 v4.0	FTPs	INSPECT Phone: [phone] Phone:[phone]	2 - 5 + Carisoprodol (SOMA)	Source	Weekly
Kansas	KS	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4 + Drugs of Concern	Source	Daily	?
Kentucky	KY	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Carisoprodol, Tramadol	Source	Daily	5 Source
Louisiana	LA	ASAP 95	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Tramadol, Butalibtal, Carisoprodol, Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, PPA	Source	Weekly	?
Massachusetts	MA	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Atlantic Associates, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Weekly	?
Maryland	MD	ASAP 2011 V4.2	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Weekly	?
Maine	ME	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Bi-Weekly	6 Source
Michigan	MI	ASAP 2009 v4.1	Web Portal	Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS) Source	2 - 5	Source	Bi-Weekly	?
Minnesota	MN	ASAP 2007 v4.0	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4 + Codeine containing cough syrups that are schedule 5 federally are schedule 3 in MN; Human growth hormones are schedule 3 in MN.	Source	Daily	1 Source
Missouri	MO	ASAP 95	?	?	?	?	?	3 Source
Mississippi	MS	ASAP 2005 v3.0	sFTP	Appriss	2 - 5 + Butalbital, Carisoprodol, Soma, Tramadol Powder, Ultracet, Ultram ER, Ryzolt ER.		Weekly	?
Montana	MT	ASAP 95	sFTP	Montana Prescription Drug Registry	?	?	Weekly	?
North Carolina	NC	ASAP 95	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Weekly	6 Source
North Dakota	ND	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Tramadol, Carisoprodol	Source	Daily	?
Nebraska	NE	ASAP 95	?	?	?	?	?	?
New Hampshire	NH	ASAP 95	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Tramadol, Carisoprodol	nhpdmpreporting.hidinc.com	Daily	?
New Jersey	NJ	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Optimum Technology Inc. Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 and HCG		Weekly	?
New Mexico	NM	ASAP 2009 v4.1	Web Portal	Prescription Monitoring Program New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Phone:[phone]	2 - 4 + Butalbital (Fioricet), Carisoprodol (Soma), Dezocine (Dalgan), Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), Nalbuphine (Nubain), Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)	Source	Weekly	?
Nevada	NV	ASAP 2005 v3.0	sFTP	PMP Clearinghouse (Appriss)	2 - 4 + Carisoprodol	Source	Weekly	?
New York	NY	ASAP 2007 v4.0	Web Portal	New York (DOH & BNDD) Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Chorionic Gonadotropin, HCG	Source	Daily	5 Source
Ohio	OH	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS) Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Carisoprodol, Tramadol	Source	Daily	2 Source
Oklahoma	OK	ASAP 2009 v4.1	Web Service	Oklahoma (BNDD) Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Tramadol	Source	Within 5 Minutes	?
Oregon	OR	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	?	Weekly	3 Source
Pennsylvania	PA	ASAP 2007 v4.0	FTPs	Optimum Technology, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 + ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, PSE	?	Monthly	?
Rhode Island	RI	ASAP 95	Web Portal	Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Phone: [phone]	2 - 3	Source	Monthly	?
South Carolina	SC	ASAP 95	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Monthly	?
South Dakota	SD	ASAP 2009 v4.1	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	?	Weekly	?
Tennessee	TN	ASAP 2009 v4.1	FTPs	Optimum Technology, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Bi-Weekly	?
Texas	TX	ASAP 2009 v4.1	FTPs	Optimum Technology, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + Carisoprodol	Source	Bi-Weekly	1 Source
Utah	UT	ASAP 95	Web Portal	Utah Controlled Substance Database Program Phone: [phone]	2 - 5 + butalbital w/acetaminophen	Source	Daily	UCA 58-37f
Virginia	VA	ASAP 2009 v4.1	FTPs	Optimum Technology, Inc Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	Source	Bi-Weekly	?
Vermont	VT	ASAP 2005 v3.0	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 4	?	Weekly	6 Source
Washington	WA	ASAP 2011 v4.2	sFTP	Health Information Design Phone: [phone]	2 - 5	Source	Weekly	?
Wisconsin	WI	ASAP 2011 v4.2	?	?	2-5 + Tramadol	?	?	?
West Virginia	WV	ASAP 95	Web Portal	West Virginia Board of Pharmacy	2 -4	Source	?	?
Wyoming	WY	ASAP 95	sFTP	Atlantic Associates, Inc. Phone: [phone]	2 - 4 + Tramadol, Carisoprodol	Source	Weekly	?

References

1. Rutkow L; Chang H; Daubresse M; Webster DW; Stuart EA; Alexander GC (2015). "EFfect of florida’s prescription drug monitoring program and pill mill laws on opioid prescribing and use". JAMA Internal Medicine 175 (10): 1642–1649. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3931. ISSN 2168-6106.
2. Hwang, Catherine S.; Turner, Lydia W.; Kruszewski, Stefan P.; Kolodny, Andrew; Alexander, G. Caleb (2016). "Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Prescription Opioid Abuse and Diversion". The Clinical Journal of Pain 32 (4): 279–284. doi:10.1097/ajp.0000000000000268.