A Qualitative Study on Pharmacy Policies Toward Over-the-Counter Syringe Sales in a Rural Epicenter of US Drug-Related Epidemics

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Examines pharmacy over-the-counter (OTC) policies and pharmacists' rationale for, and barriers and facilitators to, OTC syringe sales in a rural Appalachian Kentucky area hard hit by drug-related epidemics. Uses data collected from interviews with 14 pharmacists between February 2018 and January 2019.

Monica Fadanelli, Hannah L. F. Cooper, Patricia R. Freeman, et al.

Harm Reduction Journal, 19(1)

01/2022

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Access · Appalachia · Illicit drug use · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Stigma · Kentucky