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ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Empowering Pharmacists: Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis through a Public Health Lens.

Tamera D Hughes, Juliet Nowak, Elizabeth Sottung, Amira Mustafa, Geetha Lingechetty

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Article in Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Tamera D HughesUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6849-8333
Juliet NowakUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Elizabeth SottungUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Amira MustafaUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Geetha LingechettyUNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe opioid crisis in the US is a severe public health issue, prompting pharmacists to adopt various strategies for prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. Despite progress, barriers persist.

resultsThis commentary examines five determinants of public health in relation to pharmacist-led interventions for the opioid crisis: individual behavior, social factors, policymaking, health service accessibility, and biological/genetic considerations. Pharmacists can influence individual behavior through education and support, address social determinants like stigma, advocate for policy changes, ensure health service accessibility, and personalize opioid prescriptions based on biological factors.

conclusionPharmacists play a crucial role in addressing the opioid crisis by navigating these determinants. Pharmacists' engagement is essential for reducing opioid-related harms and improving public health outcomes through advocacy, service provision, and education.

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addictioncommunity pharmacyharm reductionmedication-assisted treatmentmedication safetyopioid misuseopioidspublic health

Identifiers

PMID38921958
PMCPMC11207300

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