Original research
by
Picco, Louisa et al
Release Date
2022
Geography
Australia
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
This study aimed to determine to what extent patient, pharmacist, and medication related characteristics and prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) alerts influence decisions to dispense opioids and take other action.
Findings/Key points
These findings suggest PDMP alerts are a greater driver of decisions to dispense opioids and take other actions, compared with other known clinical risk factors.
Design/methods
Pharmacists completed an online factorial experiment, comprising six randomly generated vignettes, describing a hypothetical pharmacy patient. 241 pharmacists were included in the analysis (n = 1353 vignettes).
Keywords
About pharmacists
Policy/Regulatory
