State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services Opioid Projects (Phase 2)

The objective of the FY20 contract between the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, Social & Administrative Sciences Division (Principal Investigator James H Ford, II, PhD) was to continue to explore the role of the community pharmacy in addressing the opioid crisis in Wisconsin. The contract had four distinct goals:

• Goal 1: Create maps of geospatial patterns of provider and pharmacy naltrexone, buprenorphine, and naloxone prescribing and dispensing in Wisconsin
• Goal 2: Pilot test and evaluate the Injectable Naltrexone Best Practices in five community pharmacies
• Goal 3: Develop educational materials for pharmacy-provided buprenorphine.
• Goal 4: Pilot a partnership between criminal justice and community pharmacy to provide naltrexone injections

This research was featured in the School of Pharmacy News and the Badger Herald.