The Minnesota Department of Health provided the physician-signed protocol that allows a designated pharmacy or pharmacy chain’s pharmacist to dispense the opioid overdose reversal drug to patients without needing a prescription.
The AmerisourceBergen Foundation has awarded Thomas Jefferson University $50,000 grant to sponsor its second annual Substance Use Disorders Symposium, which is focused on combatting opioid abuse and misuse in Philadelphia.
CVS Health is adding medication disposal kiosks and giving $60,000 in funding to three non-profits working to combat and address opioid abuse in New Hampshire.
Following the president’s speech outlining the Administration response, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president Steve Anderson commended Trump while reaffirming that pharmacy is poised to play a central role in combating the opioid crisis.
AIDSVu’s new interactive map shows an 880% increase in usage of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV between 2012 and 2016, but highlights regional disparities in adoption.
A national survey by Morning Consult commissioned by NACDS found 76% of respondents say they support rules that would require all prescriptions being handled electronically.
The grants for 49 free and charitable health clinics in 24 states are aimed at improving the health of patients with such chronic conditions as diabetes and hypertension, the organization said.
The Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act was introduced Tuesday by Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., with Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., as co-sponsors.
