Kasper
System
In
class last week our guest speaker talked about the abuse of prescription drugs
and who they have become more popular to abuse. During the presentation the
speaker talked about an organization that is used to help control prescription
drug abuse called the Kasper System. This system brought a question to my mind.
In what instance does the Kasper System play as a positive benefit to help
prevent prescription drug abuse amongst people age 28- 40 years old? What I
found out was that this program took multiple approaches such as, stakeholder
interviews, Survey of Kasper system users, Survey of Medicaid patient and
providers, Analysis of Kasper use, and Analysis of national and Kentucky Medicaid data sets. Some of the findings that were found are that the survey of the
Kasper users presented info stating that this system is an effective tool for
reducing abuse and diversion as well as doctor shopping. “Over 90% of
respondents in each group surveyed said this system is effective in preventing
drug abuse. The article states that in 2009 5311 prescribes, 1057 pharmacists
and 1242 law enforcement officials registered with the system. This article
states that “the national data sets revealed that the distribution of controlled
substances to Kentucky and its contiguous states agree and provide data stating
that the Kasper system has been very effective in preventing the abuse of prescription
drug users.”
Samantha N D
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