In 2019 and 2020, the CONSIDER NM initiative successfully increased naloxone dispensing by pharmacies in the state, according to a new article published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. The initiative was also associated with normative beliefs, self-efficacy, and intent to dispense naloxone among pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Authors of this study include Theresa Cruz, PhD, Deputy Director of the UNM Prevention Research Center. The study was conducted in collaboration with colleagues at the UNM College of Pharmacy and the UNM School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine. Implementation was funded through the New Mexico Department of Health Epidemiology and Response Division.
"CONSIDER NM is an innovative training that works with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to reduce barriers to dispensing naloxone, an opiod overdose rescue drug," Cruz explained. "We have demonstrated the ability to get more naloxone into communities by working with pharmacies, especially those in underserved areas of the state."
To read more about this work, please access the publication here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1eOW05V8pGe9mm