The American journal of emergency medicine
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Observational Study
Effect of a legislative mandate on opioid prescribing for back pain in the emergency department.
A change in Arizona State law in 2017 required prescribers to review data from a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) prior to opioid prescribing. The objective was to determine the effect of this change on opioid prescribing for patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) for back pain. ⋯ A legislative requirement for provider PDMP review did not change opioid prescribing for patients in the ED who presented with back pain.