Pharmacy-related syringe access barriers: an audit of Oregon community pharmacies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacies often restrict access to over the counter (OTC) syringes. The objective of this study was to quantify the frequency that patients experience barriers when seeking to purchase a 10-pack of OTC syringes from community pharmacies in Oregon.

Methods

To ascertain the availability of a 10-pack of OTC syringes, we conducted a telephone audit ("secret shopper") study of Oregon community pharmacies. Descriptive statistics and binomial logistic regressions were then performed to identify factors associated with willingness to sell a syringe 10-pack OTC. Factors included in the analysis were related to pharmacy type (chain vs. independent) and county characteristics (rurality, syringe service program presence, overdose rate).

Results

We contacted 425 pharma

SUBMITTER: Abreu V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature