Feasibility and Acceptability of an Overdose Prevention Intervention Delivered by Community Pharmacists for Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Overdose Prevention Intervention Delivered by Community Pharmacists for Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

There have been increases in prescriptions of high strength opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), but CNCP patients perceive themselves as being at low risk of opioid overdose and generally have limited overdose awareness. This study examined how an overdose prevention intervention (opioid saf...

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Main Authors: Joe Schofield, Tessa Parkes, Fiona Mercer, Rebecca Foster, Kristina Hnízdilová, Catriona Matheson, Wez Steele, Andrew McAuley, Fiona Raeburn, Lucy Skea, Alexander Baldacchino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Pharmacy
Subjects:
community pharmacists
opioid overdose risk
chronic non-cancer pain
prescription opioids
overdose prevention
overdose intervention
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/11/3/88

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