Student Pharmacists Educating Patients on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioid Medications

Presenter Information

Ashley Ann Uy, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jessica Cao, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Anthony Esposito, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Colleen Carrigan, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Siddharth Pant, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Ashley Kim, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kaylen Louie, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Efrain Santiago, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Richard Pacitti, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Joseph Stavish, PharmD, MSPH, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nicholas Leon, PharmD, BCACP, FCPP, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

Description

Background

• The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis characterized by illicit drug abuse like heroin, fentanyl, and opioid medications (oxycodone and morphine)
• Improper disposal of unused opioids contribute to the opioid epidemic
• Jefferson Health places high importance on opioid stewardship to mitigate the public health risks associated with unused opioids.

Keywords

opioid disposal education

Comments

Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.