|Videos|September 7, 2017

The Opioid Epidemic: How Can Pharmacists Help Address It?

Insurers can also help address this devastating epidemic.

In this interview at PainWeek 2017, Rabia Atayee, PharmD, of UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy discusses the opioid epidemic and what steps pharmacists and insurers can take to help address the opioid epidemic. She also addresses the role of abuse-deterrent formulations in combatting the opioid epidemic.

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