PHArmacists' perspective oN the Take hOme naloxone prograM (The PHANTOM Study).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate pharmacists' attitudes toward the Take Home Naloxone (THN) program and identify areas that could be improved to support pharmacists' involvement.

Methods

Pharmacists on the Alberta College of Pharmacists' directory were invited to complete an online survey between July 10 and August 8, 2016. The survey consisted of 19 questions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.

Results

Four hundred seventy pharmacists completed the survey (response rate = 11.2%). A total of 76.8% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that pharmacists should be screening patients to identify those at risk of opioid overdose. Full-time pharmacists were more likely to agree (p = 0.02). A total of 79.8% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that phar

SUBMITTER: Edwards J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5684980 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature