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Database not ready for state's new prescription drug monitoring program
Details on who gets OxyContin, Vicodin, fentanyl and other controlled substances are being collected in an effort to curb drug abuse, as Wisconsin joins the vast majority of states with prescription drug monitoring programs…Under a law passed in 2009, the state’s 1,200 pharmacies and other dispensers of frequently abused prescription drugs had to start gathering data on each order filled starting Jan. 1. A database to collect the information isn’t ready, however. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 1/23)