Accessibility of Naloxone in Pharmacies Registered Under the Illinois Standing Order.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To expand access to naloxone, the state of Illinois implemented a standing order allowing registered pharmacies to dispense the drug without an individual prescription. To participate under the standing order, pharmacies were required to opt in through a formal registration process. In our study we aimed to evaluate the availability and price of naloxone at registered pharmacies.

Methods

This was a prospective, de-identified, cross-sectional telephone survey. Trained interviewers posed as potential customers and used a standardized script to determine the availability of naloxone between February-December, 2019. The primary outcome was defined as a pharmacy indicating it carried naloxone, currently had naloxone in stock, and was able to dispense it without an in

SUBMITTER: Quincy Moore P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11254148 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature