Services Database Pharmacy Naloxone Service (Wirral Area)

Service Outline

• Take home naloxone provision is available to all presenting adults (aged 18 and over) who attend for either needle exchange or supervised consumption of their opiate substitute medication. Young people under 18 years old should be sign-posted to the local specialised Young People’s Service.
• Identify suitable service users and supply naloxone injection in the form of a Prenoxad kit through engagement in the pharmacy, particularly those accessing needle exchange and/or opioid substitution therapy, informing clients about harm reduction and the benefits of carrying a naloxone.
• All service users in using or living with an opioid user are to be offered brief training in recognising the symptoms of opioid overdose, how to respond appropriately and how to administer naloxone (see Appendix 1).
• Online training for the Pharmacy team is through the Prenoxad site which consists of five short videos @ 7 mins total per team member. Further support can be provided by CGL, Wirral Ways through the Pharmacy Liaison Workers or our nursing team.
• The naloxone and overdose training can be delivered by any member of the pharmacy team (it does not have to specifically be the Pharmacist) who has been appropriately trained or informed and has been deemed competent to do so by the pharmacist in charge. Once completed, a take-home naloxone kit may be issued to the service user.
• The pharmacy will provide support and advice to the user, including referral to other health and social care professionals and specialist drug treatment service where appropriate.