Linking the Narcotics Monitoring System Database to Quantify the Contribution of Prescribed and Non-Prescribed Opioids to Opioid Overdoses in Ontario, Canada
Introduction The Ontario Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS) captures information on all prescriptions for controlled medications dispensed from outpatient pharmacies in Ontario, Canada, regardless of payer. This system was introduced in 2012, as a strategy to promote appropriate prescribing and dispe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2018-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
| Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/644 |