Concerned about possible controlled substance abuse?  

Illinois has an online prescription monitoring program allowing licensed prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances to view a Prescription Information Library (PIL) for current and prospective patients only.  To have access, a physician must apply at https://www.ilpmp.org Applications take 1-2 days to be processed.   

Access to PIL will allow you to see all the controlled substances (Schedule II, III, IV and V) that have been filled in Illinois by your patient.  All inquiries to the PIL are logged and audited for security purposes. Plans are to develop interstate agreements that would allow you to see controlled substances that your patient has filled in other states, which would be especially helpful in Illinois communities near state borders.  

Through June 2009, about 7400 of Illinois’ 70,000 potential users of PIL are already signed on.  The online program began in January 2008.  

To see an overview of the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program, click here  

For more information, contact Stan Tylman, administrator for the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program, Stan.Tylman@illinois.gov or call 217-524-9074.