The development and feasibility of a pharmacy-delivered opioid intervention in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a brief intervention and to assess the feasibility of pharmacy-delivered education on opioid safety and overdose prevention in the emergency department.

Methods

A convenience sample of patients (n = 102) approached between May and June 2016 at a single community-based suburban emergency department located in the Midwest.

Results

The intervention included scripted counseling to be delivered in person and 2 educational brochures. The counseling took approximately 5 minutes, and only 2 patients refused the counseling. All the patients were satisfied with the intervention, and 97.4% of them reported that the counseling improved their knowledge of opioid side effects. The majority of patients thought that their own risk of addiction was significantly

SUBMITTER: Winstanley EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5527332 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar - Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature