By Jan Greene
Community pharmacists and those working in hospital settings are being trained to help make naloxone easier to obtain and use for people who are at risk for an opioid overdose. In western New York, for instance, the University at Buffalo is partnering with public health and a national advocacy group to train community pharmacists on dispensing the opioid reversal agent.
The free online training course (http://pharmacy.buffalo.edu/naloxone-training) allows pharmacists to