Guidance for emergency medicine pharmacists to improve care for people with opioid use disorder

Abstract

The Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (EMP) is uniquely trained to play a vital role in the management of patients who use opioids and patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The emergency department (ED) is at the forefront of the opioid epidemic, as it serves as a primary place of treatment for patients experiencing opioid overdose, opioid withdrawal, and other complications related to opioid use. Given the size of