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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / The role of pharmacists in opioid stewardship: A scoping review.

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2021 Jul 04


Res Social Adm Pharm


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34261590?dopt=Abstract

The role of pharmacists in opioid stewardship: A scoping review.

Authors

The role of pharmacists in opioid stewardship: A scoping review.
Gondora N, Versteeg SG, Carter C, Bishop LD, Sproule B, Turcotte D, Halpape K, Beazely MA, Dattani S, Kwong M, Nissen L, Chang F
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 Jul 04.
PMID: 34261590.

Abstract

The opioid epidemic is an international public health concern. Pharmacists are in a strategic position to promote and implement effective opioid stewardship due to both their central role on health care teams and frequent interaction with patients. Despite this integral role, pharmacists do not have harmonized scopes of practice in opioid stewardship.
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