Implementation of harm reduction services for people who use drugs provided by pharmacy staff: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The disparities and risk trajectories experienced by people who use drugs (PWUD) highlight the critical need for equity-oriented strategies. Pharmacy staff (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants) make essential contributions to public health, and their role in the response to the drug overdose crisis can be understood as an extension of their public health role. Their involvement in overdose prevention strategies, such as take-home naloxone programmes and prescribed opioid medication management, has been documented. Still, their role in harm reduction services for PWUD has yet to be mapped. This gap has led to challenges when implementing harm reduction services in pharmacy-related settings. This review aims to summarise literature that focuses on the implem

SUBMITTER: Navarrete J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931890 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature