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April 29, 2024Journal of Pharmacy Practice0 citations

Increasing Naloxone Access and Prescribing for Patients on High-Dose Opioids From a Managed Care Pharmacy Health Plan Perspective

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JHJodi P. HansgenMRMegan RobertsonEVEllen Verzino

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Opioid overdoses decrease when communities have access to naloxone. Clinicians play a key role in offering naloxone to high-risk chronic opioid patients. Managed care pharmacists within our health plan noted disproportionate processing for claims of opioid utilizers compared to claims of naloxone prescriptions.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6d1b2b6db64358764fcc9https://doi.org/10.1177/08971900241247598
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