Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

More Information: https://dph.georgia.gov/pdmp

Data Indicators

Availability of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs
Access to Substances
Other Drugs
Prescription Drugs

Age Groups

Any age

Geographic Units

State-Wide
County-Level

Current Data Format

PDF reports available on the Drug Surveillance Unit website, https://dph.georgia.gov/drug-overdose-surveillance-unit

Comparable to National Dataset?

Some comparable indicators among states, but states may have different systems/policies, determined by state law; no comprehensive national PDMP data and no uniform method of accessing PDMP data across states

Data Owners

Georgia Department of Public Health

Strategic Data Need

Assess prescribing trends to evaluate prescription opioid use

Strengths

n/a

Limitations

Some prescriptions obtained in another state or by mail could be missing (out-of-state pharmacies data), rates not age-adjusted

Citation

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), Georgia Department of Public Health. Available at https://dph.georgia.gov/pdmp