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Series
Legislative requests for information volume FY12-13 5
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
This memorandum summarizes federal and Colorado regulations concerning pharmaceutical waste disposal and describes a voluntary pharmaceutical collection program in Colorado. It also summarizes recent Illinois legislation concerning the collection of pharmaceutical waste.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Drug Utilization Review Board is responsible for making recommendations in four areas: application of standards (as described in Section 8.838); retrospective drug utilization review (DUR); ongoing intervention with pharmacists and physicians concerning therapy problems identified in the course of the DUR program; and recommendations regarding prior authorization criteria.
Series
Topical brief volume 1, issue 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Polysubstance use is defined broadly as using two or more psychoactive substances. Simultaneous polysubstance use refers to the concurrent use of multiple substances. Separate polysubstance use refers to the use of muliple substances over a period, such as 12 months or the past 30 days. Nationally and in Colorado, alcohol and marijuana are the substances most commonly used in the past month. Overdose deaths due to methamphetamine and heroin were the...
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Psychotropic medication are often prescribed to treat challenging behaviors and mental health issues. While necessary in some cases, numerous studies have demonstrated that the rates of psychotropic medication prescriptions are disproportionately high among children in foster care.
