Month: September 2021

NCPA partners with USC School of Pharmacy on access efforts

NCPA. September 9, 2021. The National Community Pharmacists Association is working with the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics to tackle barriers to pharmacy access, including closures. The organizations’ Pharmacy Access Initiative will generate real-time information for various officials, academics and industry leaders to…Continue Reading NCPA partners with USC School of Pharmacy on access efforts

Opioid Overdose Risk Appears Higher in Older Americans, USC Study Indicates

USC Press Room, September 8, 2021. One in 10 adults were at risk of overdose, with older Americans relying on high doses of opioids more than younger adults, researchers found in a national sample of prescription claims. Recent research led by USC School of Pharmacy Associate Professor Dima M. Qato aims to fill that knowledge gap. The…Continue Reading Opioid Overdose Risk Appears Higher in Older Americans, USC Study Indicates