Indiana VA centers will join monitoring program

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will participate in Indiana’s prescription drug monitoring program.

Gov. Mike Pence and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency announced Wednesday that controlled substances dispensed by VA facilities in the Hoosier State will be reported to the monitoring program INSPECT.

The program identifies controlled substances that patients are prescribed, the prescribers and the pharmacies where the drugs are obtained. Health care providers can access the database to track prescription drug abuse. 

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