Pain Management

Reviewing Drug Screens to Monitor Prescription Drug Compliance

Periodic urine drug screens allow physicians to confirm patients are using prescribed medication in their Chronic Opioid Therapy (COT) plan of care.

In the Journal of Pain, Clinical Guidelines state “in order to prevent aberrant drug related behaviors clinicians should consider periodically obtaining urine drug screens or other information to confirm adherence to the COT plan of care.”

Prescribing physicians can provide excellent patient care and protect themselves in the process by reviewing drug screens for inconsistencies.

University Services reviews these urine drug screens for any inconsistencies based on the medication list provided by the patient. Inconsistencies with results and comments are reported to the prescribing physician.

• University Services’ program is completely customizable to the clients’ reporting specifications.
• Report turnaround time in 24 hours or less
• System is completely electronic and parses data quickly & efficiently

From our own data of over 1 million results, we have found 56% of drug screens are inconsistent, and the most common comment accompanying results is “Medication listed not found in urine.”

Read the latest information on Pain Management:

1. USA Today article: “Our view on drug addition: Doctors abet growing abuse of pain medication”
2. “Medical Community Responds to Prescription Drug Abuse” – Read the University Services press release

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