When dispensing naloxone to a patient, counseling can be waived.

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When dispensing naloxone to a patient, counseling can be waived.

Counseling is required whenever naloxone is dispensed, and it cannot be waived. This medication is used to reverse opioid overdoses, so it’s essential that the patient or caregiver understands how to recognize an overdose, how to administer naloxone correctly (whether intranasal spray or injection), how many doses to use if needed, how to store the product, and when to seek emergency medical care after administration. The pharmacist must offer counseling and document that counseling was provided, or that the patient declined. A physician note or a patient request does not exempt the pharmacy from this obligation—the only permissible exception is if the patient explicitly declines counseling, in which case documentation of the offer and the refusal is still required.

Counseling is required whenever naloxone is dispensed, and it cannot be waived. This medication is used to reverse opioid overdoses, so it’s essential that the patient or caregiver understands how to recognize an overdose, how to administer naloxone correctly (whether intranasal spray or injection), how many doses to use if needed, how to store the product, and when to seek emergency medical care after administration. The pharmacist must offer counseling and document that counseling was provided, or that the patient declined. A physician note or a patient request does not exempt the pharmacy from this obligation—the only permissible exception is if the patient explicitly declines counseling, in which case documentation of the offer and the refusal is still required.

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