Original research
by
Carpenter, Delesha et al
Release Date
2023
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
We assess whether a brief online buprenorphine training program (Buprenorphine Understanding in the Pharmacy Environment) improves community pharmacists' outcomes, including willingness to dispense buprenorphine.
Findings/Key points
A brief buprenorphine training increased pharmacists' willingness to dispense buprenorphine. Although generalizability of the results may be limited by use of a convenience sample, our pharmacist-oriented training showed promising results and may be an important step in increasing availability of buprenorphine in community pharmacies.
Design/methods
A convenience sample of practicing community pharmacists (n=104) participated in a 30-minute buprenorphine training
Keywords
About pharmacists
Hesitancy of prescribers
Substitution/OAT
