Assessment of naloxone availability in Georgia community pharmacies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the availability of naloxone in community pharmacies and examine differences in naloxone availability across pharmacy location, pharmacy type, and areas of greater opioid overdose mortality.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was used to conduct a telephone survey of community pharmacists. A list of community pharmacies was obtained from the Georgia Board of Pharmacy; 25% were randomly selected, stratified across the National Center for Health Statistics rural-urban codes. The primary outcome was pharmacist-reported naloxone stock status. Predictor variables included urban and rural location, pharmacy type, and opioid related mortality rates. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression were performed using StataCorp. 2017 Stata Statistica

SUBMITTER: Stone RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228756 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar - Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature