Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2016
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Abstract
InMarch of 2015, the United States Department of Health and Human Services identified 3 priority areas to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose,which are as follows: opioid-prescribing practices; expanded use and distribution of naloxone; and expansion ofmedication-assisted treatment. In this narrative review of overdose prevention and the role of prescribers and pharmacists in distributing naloxone, we address these priority areas and present a clinical scenario within the review involving a pharmacist, a patient with chronic pain and anxiety, and a primary care physician. We also discuss current laws related to naloxone prescribing and dispensing. This review was adapted from the Prescribe to Prevent online continuing medical education module created for prescribers and pharmacists.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Lim, J. K., Bratberg, J. P., Davis, C. S., Green, T. C., & Walley, A. Y. (2016). Prescribe to Prevent: Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Rescue Kits for Prescribers and Pharmacists. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 10(5), 300-308. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000223
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000223
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.