The Iowa PMP provides authorized
prescribers and pharmacists with information regarding their patients’ use of
Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances, a tool in determining
appropriate prescribing and treatment of patients without fear of contributing
to a patient’s abuse or dependence on addictive drugs or diversion of those
drugs to illicit use. The database contains controlled substance dispensing
information from Iowa pharmacies beginning January 1, 2009, and will maintain
records for four years following the date of dispensing. Iowa pharmacies are
required to report dispensing information to the program at least weekly.
Effective January 1, 2013, nonresident Iowa pharmacies that dispense into Iowa
began weekly reporting of controlled substances prescriptions delivered to
patients located in Iowa.
All information contained in the
PMP database, including records of requests for patient prescription history
reports, is privileged and strictly confidential and is not subject to public
or open records laws. Authorized health
care practitioners (prescribers and pharmacists) may, but are not required to,
access PMP information regarding their patients’ use of controlled substances
to assist them in determining appropriate treatment options and to improve the
quality of patient care. The PMP provides health care practitioners with
another health care tool. The PMP database assists practitioners in identifying
potential diversion, misuse, or abuse of controlled substances by their
patients while facilitating the most appropriate and effective medical use and
verifying appropriate use of those addictive substances.
Health care practitioners who are
authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances may obtain PMP
information regarding their patients, or regarding patients seeking treatment
from the health care practitioner, for the purpose of providing health care.
For more information on the PMP
System please contact the SAFE Coalition at 319-293-6412 or at info@vbsafecoalition.com.
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