Organizational Readiness to Implement Community Pharmacy-Based Opioid Counseling and Naloxone Services: A Scoping Review of Current Practice Models and Opportunities.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to explore existing practice models and opportunities surrounding community pharmacist-delivered opioid counseling and naloxone (OCN) services in the U.S., with the goal of enhancing organizational readiness and improving patient access. A scoping literature review was conducted. English-language articles published in peer-reviewed journals from January 2012-July 2022 were sought via PubMed, CINAHL, IPA, and Google Scholar using permutations of terms such as "pharmacist/pharmacy", "opioid/opiate", "naloxone", "counseling", and "implement/implementation". Original articles reporting the resources/inputs (personnel; pharmacist full-time equivalents; facilities and expenses; in-house versus outsourced personnel), implementation processes (legal source of pharmaci

SUBMITTER: Hohmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature