New formats needed 
Clinical trial data released this year in a study of cisgender men, transgender men, transgender women, and nonbinary individuals who have sex with partners assigned male at birth showed that using lenacapavir results in a 96% 
‘In my view, it’s analogous to dispensing a new drug that you haven’t come across before. You understand the relevant information related to the drug from a safety and effectiveness point of view, you communicate with the patient regarding relevant counselling points, and you document relevant information.’
Case Scenario
Adnan, 35, has been using heroin on and off since becoming homeless at the age of 15. He comes into the pharmacy to ask about naloxone. Adnan explains that many years ago he found a woman on the floor of a bathroom, unresponsive, with blue lips and barely breathing. He panicked and tried to shake her awake, but she died in front of him. Adnan has always tried to be cautious with his own opioid use but has had to call the ambulance several times for others.
Learning ObjectivesAfter reading this article, pharmacists should be able to:
Competency (2016) standards addressed: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2 |
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Introduction
Collectively, opioids are the group of drugs most often implicated in unintentional drug-related deaths.1 In this article, ‘opioids’ is used as the umbrella term to cover pharmaceutical opioids and illicit substance
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