Navigated to PPP 176 - Opiate Emergencies with Emily Turkovic

PPP 176 - Opiate Emergencies with Emily Turkovic

July 12
41 mins

Episode Description

Naloxone has been available in Australia without prescription since 2022 (after pilot programs through 2019-2021, analysis showed this trial saved 3 lives per day). Join us as Kristin and Nat talk naloxone with Pharmacist Emily Turkovic. Emily shares her personal story and why she is passionate about ensuring that naloxone is widely available in our community. Listen in for tips and tricks on how to broach the subject with patients and ways to de-stigmatise naloxone.

Resources:

Opioid Safety Toolkit

Free Take Home Naloxone training program

Find out more about the Take Home Naloxone program here.

Take Home Naloxone Program Resources

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