WHY SCRIP-SHARx?

• Patient Name
• Patient Address
• Patient Phone #
• Medication
• Dose & Quantity
• # of Refills
• Doctor's Name
• Doctor's Phone #
• Pharmacy Name
• Pharmacy Phone & Address

There is a lot of very personal information on a discarded Rx bottle label, including # of available refills. In fact, a corrupted medical record can kill you.

• Prevents drug addicts from obtaining drugs via disclosed available refills. 
• Prevents home invasions, car invasions and burglary by drug addicts seeking prescriptions and knowing the drugs are in your possession.
• Prevents physical threat.

Garbage pickers and dumpster divers can disclose or leverage your personal information from your Rx bottle label for other criminal activities such as blackmail.

Prevents investigators from knowing information you wish to keep private during divorce, employment background checks, litigation, etc. 

According to the CDC, drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. From 1999 to 2017, more than 702,000 people have died from a drug overdose. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Of those deaths, almost 68% involved a prescription or illicit opioid. 

An estimated 2 million persons in the United States had Opioid Use Disorder (addiction) associated with prescription opioids in 2015. 

The economic burden of prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence is estimated to be $78.5 billion each year in the United States.

• Home invasions
• Car invasions
• Burglary
• Prescription fraud - refilling prescriptions belonging to others
• Medical ID theft
• Physical threat