Acceptability of Naloxone Dispensing Among Pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The San Francisco Department of Public Health initiated naloxone prescribing at 6 safety net clinics. We evaluated this intervention, demonstrating that naloxone prescribing from primary care clinics is feasible and acceptable.

Objective

To evaluate acceptability of naloxone dispensing to patients prescribed opioids among pharmacists serving clinics participating in a naloxone intervention.

Methods

We surveyed 58 pharmacists from November 2013 through January 2015 at pharmacies that serviced San Francisco safety net clinics. Surveys collected information on demographics, experiences in dispensing naloxone, and interest in prescriptive authority. We conducted descriptive analyses and assessed bivariate relationships.

Results

Most respondents were staf

SUBMITTER: Do V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756989 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature