Piloting an opioid callback program in community pharmacies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although opioid prescribing has recently trended downward, opioid-related overdoses and deaths have drastically increased. Community pharmacists are accessible health care providers who are well positioned to disseminate information on opioid safety and to educate and counsel on medication use, managing adverse events, and proper medication disposal. Patient callbacks facilitate appropriate medication usage. We developed an opioid callback program that provides a framework for pharmacists to follow up with patients with an opioid prescription.

Objectives

This study aimed to (1) describe the development of the opioid callback initiative and (2) report results from a pilot test in 2 community pharmacies.

Methods

The opioid callback process and data collection

SUBMITTER: Hernandez SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11165930 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature