PharMerica Manager of Clinical Operations Quoted in Provider Magazine Article “Extraordinary Care for Special Populations”

In the Provider magazine article, “Extraordinary Care for Special Populations,” PharMerica Manager of Clinical Operations, Caroline Garvey discusses how the right training, process, and resources, long-term caregivers can treat residents with opioid use disorder, chronic mental health challenges, and traumatic brain injuries.

Caroline Garvey, PharmD, BCGP, manager of clinical operations at PharMerica, noted that staff need to know the signs and symptoms of opioid intoxication and overdose, as well as understand possible interventions for OUD, and the facility should have a clearly defined and communicated naloxone policy for when there is a suspected overdose.

Garvey at PharMerica explained, “Staff need to be trained on the stigmas associated with issues such as OUD. They also need to understand that drug-seeking behaviors are very different than a patient in pain who needed treatment and interventions such as physical therapy.”

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