Medicolegal Death Investigation Considerations for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
Medical examiners/coroners (ME/C) have identified prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) as valuable data sources that can aid in carrying out their roles. An increasing number of ME/Cs use decedents’ PDMP data to assist in determining whether, and to what extent, prescription drugs caused or contributed to an individual’s death. The experience of ME/Cs with PDMPs indicates that PDMP data can assist in many phases of forensic investigations, both in the laboratory and in the field.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on November 4, 2021.
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