Naloxone Accessibility Under the State Standing Order Across Mississippi.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Naloxone is a life-saving medication for individuals experiencing an opioid overdose. Naloxone standing orders aim to make naloxone more available by allowing patients improved access to this medication at community pharmacies; however, lawful availability does not mean that this life-saving intervention is accessible to patients.

Objective

To characterize naloxone availability and out-of-pocket cost under the state standing order in Mississippi.

Design, setting, and participants

This telephone-based, mystery-shopper census survey study included Mississippi community pharmacies open to the general public in Mississippi at the time of data collection. Community pharmacies were identified using the Hayes Directories April 2022 complete Mississippi pharmacy da

SUBMITTER: Gravlee E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326645 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature