Prescription Monitoring Program: Schedule V Drug Prescriptions Dispensed

This dataset includes the amount of Schedule V prescription drugs, dispensed over a 3-month span. On the controlled substance Schedule II-V; Schedule V prescription drugs have a lower potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule IV. Schedule V prescription drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes. It only includes dispensations to CT residents reported to the CT Prescription Monitoring & Reporting System (CPMRS).