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Life-saving Naloxone from pharmacies : more dispensing needed despite progress
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08/06/2019
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Series: CDC Vital signs ; 2019 Aug.
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Description:About 48,000 US drug overdose deaths involved opioids in 2017. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Pharmacists and other healthcare providers play a critical role in ensuring patients receive naloxone. Many states have laws that allow pharmacists to dispense naloxone without a prescription (called standing orders), which have contributed to lowering deaths. Dispensing has increased in recent years, but more work needs to be done, particularly in rural counties.
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vs-0806-naloxone-H.pdf
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