As agents and brokers prepare to counsel clients on ways to minimize the risk of opioid abuse and addiction in workers' compensation programs, they should be aware of the principles of pharmacovigilance.
This is a practice that has long been used in the pharmaceutical industry to ensure safety around prescription drug use. It involves various stakeholders participating in the monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions that could be dangerous — as well as promoting their safe, prescribed usage.
As the term implies, comprehensive and ongoing surveillance of prescribing and usage patterns is the key to safety, and this spirit of vigilance is urgently needed in workers' comp around opioid use.
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