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Community Pharmacies and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Consumers

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Community Pharmacies and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Consumers "With the growing availability of AAS [Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids] through online platforms [ 71 , 72 ] the traditional reliance on social networks and healthcare providers for access to injecting equipment and safer use information has diminished [ 73 – 76 ].

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World Suicide Prevention Day 2023: the Lifeguard Pharmacy study

On Medicine

The Lifeguard Pharmacy study tests whether a community pharmacy response service would offer a discreet and accessible help-seeking avenue for people experiencing suicidal ideation and/or domestic abuse. Monthly visits to the pharmacies by the research team monitored intervention fidelity. How did we do it?

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British consumers have increasingly turned to community pharmacies during COVID-19

The Pharma Data

British consumers have increasingly turned to community pharmacies during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. Research conducted by Ipsos Mori and commissioned by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health EMEA surveyed between 6,000 people between 16 and 75. This rose to 68% in the 45-54 age bracket.

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DrugBank adds ASHP data to knowledgebase, improving user experience and data reliability

DrugBank

Together with DrugBank’s complementary products, this integration is expected to improve consumer safety, provide users with a stronger understanding of trends across categories and the research landscape, and enhance analytic capabilities. For more information, visit ashp.org and ASHP’s consumer website, SafeMedication.com.

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Buprenorphine now replaces methadone as the most common medicine for opioid dependence’: 10-year trends in opioid agonist treatment medicines in Australia

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

Administered weekly or monthly, long-acting injectable buprenorphine provides clients with an alternative option to methadone liquid or sublingual buprenorphine tablets, which are otherwise often provided to clients via daily supervised dosing at their local pharmacy or clinic. Increases were seen for buprenorphine.

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UK consumers seeking advice from pharmacists during pandemic, research finds

The Pharma Data

New research from Ipsos MORI has found that UK consumers have turned to community pharmacists during COVID-19 for healthcare advice and more. In addition to an increase in online engagement, 29% of UK consumers visited a pharmacy to buy healthcare products during the lockdown period.

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To address the fentanyl crisis, greater access to methadone Is needed

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Nora's Blog

More research is needed on optimal methadone dosing in patients with high opioid tolerance due to use of fentanyl, as well as on induction protocols for these patients. Although more research would be of value, the initial evidence suggests that providing methadone outside of OTPs is feasible, acceptable, and leads to good outcomes.