Publications by authors named "Janel Larew"
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- Physician-pharmacist collaborative practice models (PPCPM) improve access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), but they're not widely used in healthcare settings.
- A trial was conducted at an outpatient clinic where pharmacists and psychiatrists worked together during appointments to manage patients on buprenorphine/naloxone, resulting in saved psychiatrist time and improved patient oversight.
- The PPCPM appointments led to better identification of MOUD adherence issues, more frequent service referrals, and effective medication reconciliations, while maintaining similar care level compared to psychiatrist-only visits.
Introduction: Primary care mental health integration (PCMHI) teams function to improve access and quality of integrative physical and mental health (MH) care through a stepped care treatment approach. The project's primary objective was to evaluate the impact a PCMHI clinical pharmacist made on treatment outcomes and interventions. The secondary objective was to assess medication adherence rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProviding access to many over-the-counter medications seemed to improve patient and provider satisfaction while reducing emergent care costs for rehabilitation program residents.
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