PMP Blog

The PMP Blog offers updates and resources for providers who use the PMP. The posts include timely information and guidance for effective use of the PMP to improve communication and patient-centered care.

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Apr 2025

Going Beyond the PMP: Connecting Patients to Resources
What do you do when you find a concerning pattern of behavior in your patient’s prescription history that leads to a diagnosis of substance use disorder?
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Mar 2025

Use the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program to Prevent Drug Interactions
Drug interactions are common in the primary care setting and may cause serious or life-threatening consequences. Identifying the most important and clinically relevant drug interactions is essential to patient safety and the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) can help.
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Feb 2025

Make an Impact on Your Patients and Practice With a Free CME Course
It is a busy afternoon and a patient comes to your office to discuss ongoing pain from a previous injury. You check the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and find concerning data indicating potential prescription opioid misuse and a serious risk of overdose. What do you do next?
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Jan 2025

Texas Prescription Monitoring Program Fiscal Year 2024: A Year in Review
Here's a by-the-numbers glance at data from the Texas PMP over the past fiscal year.
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Jul 2024

How Physicians Like You Use the Texas PMP to Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse and Overdose
In March 2020, the Texas Legislature mandated that physicians check the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) before prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates or carisoprodol.
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Jun 2024

Navigate Challenging Conversations Using the Texas PMP Prescriber Toolkit
It can be challenging to talk about safe and effective pain management, potential opioid misuse and the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). This is especially true when your time with each patient is limited.