RICHMOND — Gov. Ralph Northam announced interconnectivity between the Commonwealth’s secure Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database and North Carolina’s Controlled Substance Reporting System, RxSentry. According to a press release, as a result, pharmacists and prescribers in both states will be able to see the prescription history of patients who may utilize health providers or pharmacists in both jurisdictions, improving the quality of care and decreasing the risk of prescription drug diversion.

“The interoperability is provided through Prescription Monitoring Program Interconnect (PMPi), a service of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP),” officials said in the press release.

Other states interoperable with Virginia include: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The release cited that these states are all part of a national network of 43 PMPs supported by NABP’s PMPi.