What is NarxCare
NarxCare, a product of a company called Bamboo Health, is a proprietary data analytics program. It uses up to 70 data points (that only Bamboo Health knows) and mixes them with your PDMP (prescription history) to assign four 3-digit scores letting your doctor or pharmacy know if you have a high risk of abuse or overdose. […]
What is the PDMP?
PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) is a data base that records all controlled substance prescriptions including opioids, sleeping pills, ADHD medication, muscle relaxers, among some others. The first PDMP was developed in New York in 1918. It is now in all 50 states (as of 2021). These data bases have been funded by the Department […]
What do all of the abbreviations and acronyms mean?
BSC – Board of Scientific Counselors CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC GL – CDC Guidelines (usually referring to the 2016 or 2022 guidelines for opioid prescribing). CNCP – Chronic non-cancer pain CPP – Chronic Pain Patient DPP – Don’t Punish Pain EHR – Electronic Health Record HHS – Health and Human Services HR – […]