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BackgroundThe prescribing rate of opioids is increasing and is a main contributor to opioid misuse. Community pharmacists can help reduce opioid misuse rates by carrying out prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) opioid misuse prevention services. Understanding the barriers and facilitators to community pharmacists’ involvement has the potential to improve these services.ObjectiveTo review the literature on the barriers and facilitators of community pharmacists’ involvement in prescription and OTC opioid misuse prevention.MethodsA systematic review of primary research was carried out in MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO from January 2022 to March 2022. Narrative synthesis underpinned by the COM-B model was used to analyse findings from the included articles. Studies were included if they used qualitative or mixed methods; published in English and focussed on OTC or prescription opioids.ResultsTen studies were included in the review. Barriers and facilitators were grouped into individual, environmental, and system-level factors. Based on the COM-B model, these factors were classified as capabilities (knowledge and skill), opportunities (e.g. relationship with prescribers, time), and motivation (pharmacists’ attitude).ConclusionImproving pharmacists’ capabilities and opportunities might improve pharmacists’ motivation to offer opioid misuse services. This could improve pharmacists’ behaviour, that is, their role in preventing prescription and OTC opioid misuse. The findings of this review were based on information obtained from primary evidence from qualitative studies; However. further empirical work is needed to identify how pharmacists can be supported.
Author(s): Offu OF, Visram S, Rathbone AP, Lindsey L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Year: 2024
Volume: 32
Issue: 2
Pages: 133-145
Print publication date: 01/04/2024
Online publication date: 27/12/2023
Acceptance date: 05/12/2023
Date deposited: 16/01/2024
ISSN (print): 0961-7671
ISSN (electronic): 2042-7174
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riad090
DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riad090
Data Access Statement: All data used in this study can be accessed from the journal websites or through its DOI which is available in the reference list.
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