Pharmacy naloxone codispensing: A mixed methods study of practices and perspectives under a statewide standing order program.
Pharmacy naloxone codispensing: A mixed methods study of practices and perspectives under a statewide standing order program.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.japh.2022.03.015
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发表时间:
2022-09
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Walley, Alexander Y.
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Pollini, Robin A.;Slocum, Susannah;Ozga, Jenny E.;Joyce, Rebecca;Xuan, Ziming;Green, Traci C.;Walley, Alexander Y.
In a prior statewide naloxone purchase trial conducted in Massachusetts, we documented high levels of naloxone accessibility, upon patient request, under the state’s naloxone standing order (NSO) program. Equally important for reducing overdose mortality rates is expanding naloxone access via co-dispensing alongside opioid prescription and syringe purchases at pharmacies. The purpose of this study was to understand naloxone co-dispensing from the perspective of pharmacists under the Massachusetts NSO program. Mixed methods design involving three focus groups and a quantitative survey. Participants in both the focus groups (n = 27) and survey (n = 339) were licensed Massachusetts pharmacists. Focus groups were conducted at three separate professional conferences for pharmacists. The survey was conducted using a stratified random sample of 400 chain and independent retail pharmacies across Massachusetts. All data were collected between September 2018 and November 2019. Current policies, practices, and attitudes regarding naloxone co-dispensing for patients at risk of opioid overdose. Most pharmacists (69%) reported that they and/or their pharmacy promoted co-dispensing alongside opioid prescriptions. A majority promoting naloxone co-dispensing did so for patients prescribed high opioid dosages (80%); fewer promoted co-dispensing for patients also prescribed benzodiazepines (20%). Facilitators to co-dispensing were pre-existing relationships between pharmacists and prescribers; mandatory patient/pharmacist consultation; and universal naloxone promotion to all patients meeting certain criteria. Barriers to co-dispensing were pharmacists’ concerns about offending patients by initiating a conversation about naloxone; insufficient technician training; workflow and resource constraints; and misconceptions surrounding naloxone. We found no substantive differences in outcomes between chain and independent pharmacies. We documented several facilitators and barriers to naloxone co-dispensing in Massachusetts pharmacies. Areas amenable to intervention include increased training for frontline pharmacy technicians, mandatory pharmacist consultation for opioid-prescribed patients, workflow reorganization, and addressing stigma concerns on the pharmacist end.
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