Better together: utilizing an interprofessional course and escape room to educate healthcare students about opioid use disorder.

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of an innovative interprofessional educational activity on healthcare professional students' learning. The educational activity targeted student knowledge of opioid use disorder (OUD) and perceptions of working with an interprofessional team while caring for patients with OUD.

Methods: Students from nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, dentistry, social work, and medicine programs were recruited to participate in the interprofessional educational activity.

Assessment of pharmacists' opinions toward the behind-the-counter category of medications.

Objectives: To determine pharmacists' opinions toward implementation of a behind-the-counter (BTC) category of medications and assess pharmacists' level of agreement with dispensing certain medications in this category.

Methods: 473 licensed pharmacists from Ohio were randomly selected for inclusion in the study, 248 of whom completed the survey (52.4% response rate).

Metformin for prevention of type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To evaluate evidence from the medical literature that metformin is effective in preventing type 2 diabetes.

Data Sources: Primary literature was accessed via a MEDLINE search (1966-December 2003) using the terms metformin, type 2 diabetes, and prevention.

Data Synthesis: Two studies evaluated metformin's potential to prevent type 2 diabetes, finding that metformin maintained or reduced fasting blood glucose in non-diabetics.