Pharmacy Students' Perceptions and Stigma Surrounding Naloxone Use in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Mixed Methods Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Pharmacists represent a key group of healthcare professionals that can increase awareness and destigmatize naloxone use. The objective of this study was to investigate pharmacy student perceptions of the use, dispensing, and stigma surrounding naloxone. An electronic survey was administered to pharmacy students that included questions about demographics, work history, naloxone use, and naloxone stigma. Separate qualitative interviews were performed to identify themes surrounding naloxone use. Two-hundred sixty-two participants completed the survey. The majority of participants were "highly willing" (74%) to fill a naloxone prescription for a patient and "somewhat comfortable" (38%) in counseling on naloxone; most were "somewhat comfortable" (38%) administering naloxone. Naloxone is "very r

SUBMITTER: Cernasev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712231 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature