Identifying Prescription-Opioid-Related Risks Using Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs' Algorithms and Clinical Screening Tools.

Louisa PiccoMonica JungHelena Cangadis-DouglassTina LamSuzanne Nielsen

Published in: Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

PDMP alerts were not predictive of clinical risk (as per the ROOM tool), as many people with well-established clinical risks would not receive a PDMP alert. Pharmacists should be aware that PDMPs are limited to identifying medication-related risks which are derived using algorithms; therefore, augmenting PDMP information with clinical screening tools can help create a more detailed narrative of patients' opioid-related risks.

Keyphrases

machine learning
human health
chronic pain
public health
deep learning
pain management
prognostic factors
ejection fraction
social media
health information
patient reported outcomes
adverse drug
electronic health record