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Opioid abuse, now a public health crisis in the United States, presents an urgent call to action to the pharmacy community. Pharmacy schools are educating students and patients and taking steps at local and national levels to effect change.

As the federal government recognizes the serious threat that opioids pose to communities nationwide, stakeholders including academia and provider groups are joining efforts to develop solutions.

Researchers at pharmacy schools are designing tools that allow pharmacists to deliver evidence-based care to patients who use opioids.

Pharmacy schools are spreading the word about naloxone, helping to reduce opioid overdose fatalities.

Students are helping curb diversions and create new habits via safe medication disposal.

A mobile clinic in Ohio and public opioid instruction in Florida are prompting conversations and making a difference in those communities.

Sponsored Content by EHR Go. Pharmacy faculty are using an innovative EHR that gives students more than an education, it gives them practice. With this new applied teaching tool, students are no longer handed a paper case with a paragraph synopsis, but must search the educational medical record, read notes, look at lab work and piece the patient puzzle together.

Ole Miss Professors Receive Grants to Fight Opioids

Dr. David Colby, professor at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy ...

Pharmacists joined voices to change perceptions and brainstorm strategies to transform the practice at INvolve 2019.

By Athena Ponushis

Academic ...

For Immediate Release

February 17, 2019

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Dear Colleagues:

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Student pharmacists are developing business acumen, tapping into their creativity and demonstrating innovative thinking as they hone their entrepreneurial skills ...