New Mexico's Mandate for daily PDMP Reporting Part of a national Trend

New Mexico has begun requiring drug dispensers to report information to its prescription-monitoring database on a daily rather than weekly basis, joining a nationwide trend to address what some see as a flaw hindering the effectiveness of the programs in combatting painkiller abuse. The state’s board of pharmacy announced the change on Monday. On Sunday, the rule will go into effect and pharmacists and practitioners who dispense drugs directly to patients will be required to report which patients they’ve dispensed drugs to within a day of the prescription being filled – ...