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Article: THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE LAUNCHES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DATABASE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news release:
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Board of Pharmacy, announced today the statewide launch of the Controlled Substance Database, a tool that will identify prescribing patterns of health care professionals, dispensing patterns of Board of Pharmacy licensees, and usage patterns of Tennessee patients.
In accordance with TCA 53-10-304, the Department of Commerce and Insurance has established a program that will monitor and assist in research and statistical analysis to track controlled substance utilization patterns across the state. Such research will identify patients, prescribers, ...