Community Pharmacist Utilization of Legislation That Allows Impact on the Opioid Crisis in the State of Minnesota: A Mixed-Methods Approach.


Journal

Journal of pharmacy practice
ISSN: 1531-1937
Titre abrégé: J Pharm Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8900945

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Historique:
pubmed: 16 4 2019
medline: 24 4 2021
entrez: 16 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

As opioid overdose deaths climb, legislation supporting pharmacists in developing their role to address the crisis has expanded. Although Minnesota pharmacists are encouraged to utilize opiate antagonist, syringe access and authorized collector legislation, the use patterns of these tools are unknown. A mixed-methods approach was used to survey 8405 Minnesota-licensed pharmacists on their practices related to the opioid crisis. An analysis of community pharmacist utilization of opioid-related legislation was conducted. The majority (88.64%) of respondents indicated that they had not dispensed naloxone in the past month using a protocol; 59.69% reported that they had not dispensed naloxone by any method in the past month. Over sixty percent (60.61%) of respondents agreed they are comfortable with dispensing syringes and would dispense noninsulin syringes in their pharmacy under the statewide Syringe Access Initiative; 25.86% reported that they are not comfortable dispensing syringes. The majority (78.64%) of respondents reported that they do not participate in collecting unwanted pharmaceuticals. While pharmacists have the potential to play a key role in efforts focused on addressing the opioid crisis through harm reduction strategies, this role and the use of supporting legislation is currently underutilized in the state of Minnesota.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
As opioid overdose deaths climb, legislation supporting pharmacists in developing their role to address the crisis has expanded. Although Minnesota pharmacists are encouraged to utilize opiate antagonist, syringe access and authorized collector legislation, the use patterns of these tools are unknown.
METHODS METHODS
A mixed-methods approach was used to survey 8405 Minnesota-licensed pharmacists on their practices related to the opioid crisis. An analysis of community pharmacist utilization of opioid-related legislation was conducted.
RESULTS RESULTS
The majority (88.64%) of respondents indicated that they had not dispensed naloxone in the past month using a protocol; 59.69% reported that they had not dispensed naloxone by any method in the past month. Over sixty percent (60.61%) of respondents agreed they are comfortable with dispensing syringes and would dispense noninsulin syringes in their pharmacy under the statewide Syringe Access Initiative; 25.86% reported that they are not comfortable dispensing syringes. The majority (78.64%) of respondents reported that they do not participate in collecting unwanted pharmaceuticals.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
While pharmacists have the potential to play a key role in efforts focused on addressing the opioid crisis through harm reduction strategies, this role and the use of supporting legislation is currently underutilized in the state of Minnesota.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30983492
doi: 10.1177/0897190019841747
pmc: PMC6848773
mid: NIHMS1057425
doi:

Substances chimiques

Naloxone 36B82AMQ7N

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

799-808

Subventions

Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR000114
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR002494
Pays : United States

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Auteurs

Laura Palombi (L)

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14713University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA.

Amanda N Hawthorne (AN)

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14713University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA.

Scott Lunos (S)

Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, 14713University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Kelsey Melgaard (K)

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14713University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA.

Ashley Dahly (A)

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14713University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA.

Heather Blue (H)

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14713University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth, MN, USA.

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