Drug misuse and harm reduction: pharmacy's magnificent contribution, but at what cost?

Peterson, Gregory M.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2710.1999.00215.x

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“…Research has suggested that active encouragement from local health boards, through the setting up of liaison pharmacist posts, may have a positive effect on pharmacist participation in drug misuse services.14 Other work has suggested that specialists in the field of drugs and alcohol treatment can provide a useful source of expertise to their non-specialist colleagues1~J6 and researchers have advocated greater communication with pharmacists in determining policies applied in the treatment of drug misusers. 17 This study indicated that the liaison services were used by most of the disciplines involved in the ijrovision of methadone treatment for drug misusers, in particular b y addiction service doctors and community pharmacists in the methadone protocol scheme.…”

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Analysis of the information and support needs generated by a community pharmacy-based methadone treatment programme

O’Connor

Sheridan

Corrigan

2001

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Background — Methadone treatment has been provided in Ireland since 1998 under the methadone protocol scheme. Two liaison pharmacists were employed by the Eastern Health Board to interface between pharmacists dispensing methadone in primary and tertiary care. Objective — To analyse and review the inquiries received and addressed by one liaison pharmacist in the first year of operation of a community pharmacy‐based methadone treatment scheme. Method — Inquiries received were recorded by the pharmacist using a standard data collection form. Using content analysis, key themes were identified and each inquiry was classified. Data were analysed using standard computer software. Key findings — Two primary categories of liaison inquiry were addressed: “patient‐related” inquiries, requiring the organisation of community pharmacy‐based methadone dispensing services for patients, and “pharmacy‐related” inquiries, which were requests from community pharmacists for information or support. Two thirds of the inquiries were “patient‐related.” The primary users of the liaison service were prescribers employed by the addiction services and community pharmacists. Conclusion — The liaison pharmacy service handled diverse inquiries, with an emphasis on the facilitation of the provision of pharmaceutical care for patients requiring community pharmacy‐based methadone dispensing services. The liaison service had a significant secondary role in the provision of support and information for community pharmacists. The study findings are of relevance to those involved in developing and introducing primary care‐based services for drug misusers.

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Analysis of the information and support needs generated by a community pharmacy-based methadone treatment programme

O’Connor

Sheridan

Corrigan

2001

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Readiness of community pharmacies to implement an opioid safety intervention

Floyd¹,

Silcox²,

Cousin³

et al. 2023

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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Dispensing opioid substitution treatment: practices, attitudes and intentions of community‐based pharmacists

Lawrinson

Roche

Terao

et al. 2008

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims. Community-based pharmacists (CPs) play a pivotal role in the provision of opioid substitution treatment (OST). This study examined practices, experiences, attitudes and intentions of a sample of South Australian pharmacists involved with the provision of OST. Design and Methods. A random sample, stratified by geographic location, of 50 SA CPs were administered a telephone survey. The survey included pharmacist and pharmacy details, current practices, problems experienced, attitudes towards and future intentions in relation to the provision of OST. Results. Pharmacists indicated high levels of support for the OST programme and most (98%) intended to continue providing OST. Sixty-four per cent of all pharmacists, and significantly more rural pharmacists (90%), indicated that they were willing to take on additional clients. Metropolitan pharmacists dosed greater numbers of OST clients (median ¼ 7) than rural pharmacists (median ¼ 4). There was a strong positive correlation between number of regular clients seen and problems experienced by pharmacists. Seventy per cent of pharmacists reported detecting no diversion of pharmacotherapy medication. Discussion and Conclusions. Despite reports to the contrary, pharmacists appear to be generally positively predisposed to providing OST. Policies aimed at retaining pharmacists, particularly in resource poor rural areas, could consider embracing a shared-care approach between general practitioners and pharmacists. [Lawrinson P, Roche A, Terao H, Le P-P. Dispensing opioid substitution treatment: practices, attitudes and intentions of community-based pharmacists. Drug Alcohol Rev 2008;27: 47 -53]

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Drug misuse and harm reduction: pharmacy's magnificent contribution, but at what cost?

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Analysis of the information and support needs generated by a community pharmacy-based methadone treatment programme

Analysis of the information and support needs generated by a community pharmacy-based methadone treatment programme

Readiness of community pharmacies to implement an opioid safety intervention

Dispensing opioid substitution treatment: practices, attitudes and intentions of community‐based pharmacists

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