Protected: Risk Factors Associated With Naloxone Use In An Adult Inpatient Population

  • Presented at ASHP Midyear 2013
  • Benjamin Stevens, PharmD (Class of 2013), Jayne Pawasauskas, PharmD, BCPS (1,2) Rouba Youssef, MA (3) and Michelle Kelley, PharmD (2)

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Research

  • In August of 2012 The Joint Commission released a sentinel event alert which highlighted the problem of opioid related over sedation and respiratory depression among inpatient populations. 
  • Identified risk factors that have been shown to be related to these adverse reactions
  • The objective of this study was to determine the influence of these various risk factors in patients who are on opioid medications.

Related People:  Jayne Pawasauskas

(1) The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI
(2) Kent Hospital Department of Pharmacy, Warwick, RI
(3) The University of Rhode Island Department of Psychology , Kingston, RI