I've been thinking about potential outreach programs that could help with the opioid crisis. What if we created additional outpatient centers focused on treatment of addictions and each outpatient center is linked to a community pharmacy? Advantages: close in proximity, OP programs may be more affordable and convenient for working patients.
There's a glaringly simple answer to a growing problem in the US healthcare system
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Pharmacists are trained to do more than dispensing medicine, but outdated policies keep them from taking on a greater role in patient care.
I've been thinking about potential outreach programs that could help with the opioid crisis. What if we created additional outpatient centers focused on treatment of addictions and each outpatient center is linked to a community pharmacy? Advantages: close in proximity, OP programs may be more affordable and convenient for working patients.
@Dr J Partyka I think this idea has alot of merit.
Excellent article; we all have a lot of work to do.