Acceptability of Naloxone Co-Prescription Among Primary Care Providers Treating Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Naloxone co-prescription is recommended for patients on long-term opioids for pain, yet there are few data on the practice.

Objective

To explore naloxone co-prescribing acceptability among primary care providers for patients on long-term opioids.

Design

We surveyed providers at six safety-net primary care clinics in San Francisco that had initiated naloxone co-prescribing. Providers were encouraged to offer naloxone to patients on long-term opioids or otherwise at risk of witnessing or experiencing an overdose. Surveys were administered electronically 4 to 11 months after co-prescribing began.

Key results

One hundred eleven providers (69 %) responded to the survey, among whom 41.4 % were residents; 40.5 % practiced internal medicine and 55.0 % practi

SUBMITTER: Behar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5331006 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature