This is an academic paper that discusses the important role that pharmacies can play in the opioid crisis, from safe dispensing to patient counseling on safe storage and disposal of prescription opioids to naloxone distribution. Two program models, a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement for naloxone in Rhode Island and a pharmacy standing order in Massachusetts, are highlighted.
Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Harm Reduction
Response Approach
Cautious Opioid Prescribing
Educational
Overdose prevention
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation
Green, T.C., Dauria, E.F., Bratberg, J., Davis, C.S., Walley, A.Y. (2015). Orienting patients to greater opioid safety: models of community pharmacy-based naloxone. Harm Reduction Journal, 12, 25.
State / region
Northeast
Massachusetts
Rhode Island