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Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths

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health inequities Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths A new study found that Massachusetts cities with pharmacies that implemented a state standing order to distribute naloxone to community members without a prescription was associated with a gradual and significant decrease in opioid-related fatalities. (..)

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Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths

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