Accountability and control form the bedrock of dispensing, and pharmacists remain on the front lines of the opioid crisis that affects at-risk populations in every state. QR codes are quickly surfacing at the top of the pharmacist’s toolbox, including New York’s Mayank Parikh, whose pharmacy team has created auxiliary labels that direct patients to resources and education (working with a local non-profit organization called Tackling Youth Substance Abuse). Read more about Parikh’s plan — and its effectiveness — in this month’s issue of NCPA’s flagship magazine, America's Pharmacist®. The August issue is available online now, so check it out.
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