Narxcare Database On Chronic Pain Patients

Many people that are being turned away from opioids (and maybe other drugs) are refused based on the requirement that the prescribers check this database.

For more information this is a Wired.com article. PLEASE read, ask you doctor if this is a negative report.

https:/­/­www.wired.com/­story/­opioid-drug-addiction-algorithm-chronic-pain/­

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This database isn't new, it has been around for quite awhile, and was put in place to help prevent opiate abuse, and doctor shopping. Doctors can check the database to see if someone is having the same medications prescribed elsewhere, if they've been caught doing so, are known for abusing medications, or are just a patient in need of pain relief.

This site provides more details on what it is, and how/why it's used; NarxCare Database

This is why I usually warn people that ask about not trying to get multiple duplicate/similar prescriptions filled. Your doctor, and/or pharmacist, will find out, and people may face repercussions on the medical, as well as the legal front.

While it is a very useful tool, in most respects, it has also been known to be misconstrued, and to cause problems for those who have never abused a medication.

Before anyone gets upset, and thinks the database is a privacy violation, I can assure you that it isn't. It is HIPAA compliant, there are details about that on the page I linked to with the details.

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