RADARS® System announces new StreetRx.com website, a crowdsourcing site for black market prices on prescription and illicit drugs

DENVER, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS^®) System is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved StreetRx website, www.StreetRx.com. StreetRx gathers user submitted information on street prices of diverted prescription drugs and illicit drugs in the United States as well as in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom. Visitors can anonymously view, post and rate submissions in a format that offers price transparency, while providing a novel data set for public health surveillance. Localization is set to the city level and feedback is shared via a simple five-point rating scale, allowing users to share price data while preventing the coordination of illicit transactions. The system has been optimized with a sleek design, easier navigation, and mobile device compatibility.

StreetRx.com has been used to generate valuable insights for health promotion programs and epidemiological research. The site is able to identify differences in the appeal of conventional versus abuse-deterrent formulations, regional variances in diverted drug prices, and changes in the localized price and availability of newly released products. Information on drug prices and preferences help health communication specialists tailor outreach programs to local needs, and assist epidemiologists and policymakers to understand the effects of product formulations, prescribing practices and pricing structures on the diversion of prescription drugs.

The RADARS^® System invites you to visit the site and spread the news among your colleagues and communities.

About RADARS^® System
The RADARS^® System is a non-profit public health prescription drug abuse, misuse, and diversion surveillance system that collects timely product and geographically specific data. The RADARS^® System has grown since its inception in 2001 and is made up of seven primary programs each designed to provide different but complementary perspectives on prescription drug abuse in the United States.

For inquiries, please contact Ania Drosnes at [email protected].

SOURCE RADARS® System

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