There is a growing trend of organizations choosing to bundle Naloxone and Narcan with at-home medication disposal tools, such as DisposeRx. Leaders from non-profit organizations that provide opioid prevention education believe the two products fit well. Further, pharmacists have shared that discussing the importance of promptly and properly disposing of opioid medications makes a natural segue to discussing overdose risks and Naloxone—especially with opioid naïve patients. Iowa and Alaska have implemented Naloxone and DisposeRx bundling and education programs within the past year.
Now West Virginia is building on the Iowa model by launching a pilot program, which is being coordinated and facilitated by the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute. The premise of the program is to educate and reimburse pharmacists for the invaluable opioid education that they provide to their patients, as well as to provide pharmacists with the tools they need to better screen and engage with patients. The program, Nalox(ONE) West Virginia involves multiple stakeholders and has three primary components: an Opioid Education and Screening Tool developed by North Dakota State University—OneRx; Narcan; and DisposeRx medication disposal packets.
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