FFY 2017 Drug Utilization Review (DUR) State Comparison/Summary Report.

View in browser | Distributed by Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Today, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released the FFY 2017 Drug Utilization Review (DUR) State Comparison/Summary Report. To help address the opioid epidemic, states have actively implemented several management control measures such as: using quantity limits and days’ supply limits for short-acting and long-acting opioids, applying statewide prescription drug monitoring programs, and utilizing morphine daily dose alerts to prevent drug overdose. CMS also continues to work with states and manufacturers on new and innovative legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives to help reduce the use and abuse of opioids in Medicaid patients. The FFY 2017 report is available on Medicaid.gov at https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/prescription-drugs/downloads/drug-utilization-review/2017-dur-summary-report.pdf Further information on DUR can be found at  https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/prescription-drugs/drug-utilization-review/index.html.  If you have any questions regarding DUR, please contact the CMS DUR mailbox at DURPolicy@cms.hhs.gov.

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