Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

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Welcome to the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy’s Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).

The program is now live and available for queries from pharmacists and prescribers of controlled substances!

The Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Program was authorized by law in 2005. This program provides a database of controlled substance prescriptions that have been dispensed by Colorado pharmacies and from non-resident pharmacies that ship prescriptions into Colorado. The purpose of the database is to provide objective information to assist practitioners and pharmacists in providing appropriate treatment for their patients.

The program allows prescribers and pharmacists to gather information about the patients they serve and to ensure that their prescribing and dispensing is appropriate for the circumstances presented. For instance, if a patient is taking OxyContin, the prescriber would be able to review when the patient was first prescribed the drug, how many providers prescribe for the patient, how often, and from what pharmacies the patient is receiving controlled drugs. The prescriber would determine whether the patient is taking the medication appropriately or making other uses of it.
The information collected by the PDMP is only accessible to prescribers of controlled substances and pharmacists. While patients may access their own personal data by contacting the program, law enforcement officials may only obtain information specific to an individual by the presentation of a subpoena or court order.

The State has contracted with GHS Data Management to administer the database and manage the collection of the data. All information is transferred to and from the database via a secure web portal or secure file transfer.

For more information, please visit www.coloradopdmp.org. This is the website set up for the submission of data as well as queries to the Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
You may contact the program at (303) 894-5957 or via email at PDMPInqr@dora.state.co.us.