Pharmacists’ Response to the Opioid Crisis: A California Naloxone Survey

Authors

Jerika T. Lam, Chapman UniversityFollow
Moom Roosan, Chapman UniversityFollow
Mary A. Gutierrez, Chapman UniversityFollow
Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-28-2022

Abstract

This study aimed to assess pharmacists’ response to the current opioid crisis in California, particularly regarding the prevalence of naloxone furnishing (or dispensing without a prescription) and prescriptions for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) drugs for opioid use disorder (OUD) to patients and consumers.

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Contemporary Pharmacy Practice, volume 69, issue 3, in 2022. https://doi.org/10.37901/jcphp22-00001

Recommended Citation

Lam JT, Roosan M, Gutierrez MA, Seoane-Vazquez E. Pharmacists’ response to the opioid crisis: A California naloxone survey. J Contemp Pharm Prac. 2022;69(3):30–35. https://doi.org/10.37901/jcphp22-00001

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California Pharmacists Association

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