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ISMP Alert: Delivery of Opioid Agonist Treatment during a Pandemic
2020-06-11
The provision of uninterrupted opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an important patient care service that pharmacies offer to treat opioid use disorder.
OAT, particularly when provided as directly observed therapy, is challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the need for physical distancing
and because patients may be quarantined or self-isolating. https://www.ismp-canada.org/download/safetyBulletins/2020/ISMPCSB2020-i6-Opioid-Agonist-Therapy.pdf
OAT, particularly when provided as directly observed therapy, is challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the need for physical distancing
and because patients may be quarantined or self-isolating. https://www.ismp-canada.org/download/safetyBulletins/2020/ISMPCSB2020-i6-Opioid-Agonist-Therapy.pdf
