The x-waiver, an unnecessary barrier to prescribing treatment for opioid use disorder, is now gone. This will help advance President Donald J. Trump' Strategy that aims to close the addiction treatment gap and beat the overdose epidemic. Read more: samhsa.gov/medication-ass…

Milap C. Nahata, professor emeritus of pharmacy, pediatrics, and internal medicine at Ohio State Pharmacy, is this year’s recipient of the ASHP Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award, health-system pharmacy’s highest honor. go.ashp.org/3H0tQPC

Associate Dean @RabiaAtayee and alumna Monica Sliwa recently published an article with UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Dean Jonathan H. Watanabe entitled "Protecting Our Most Vulnerable: Student Pharmacists Caring for Underserved Older Adults in the Pandemic." Read more via the link in our bio!

NEW EXPERT VIDEO: Jonathan H. Watanabe answers our Q's on #opioids. Reporters - you can clip/quote freely from this video in your stories. #ExpertsOnCamera sciline.org/public-health/…

On proposed DEA regs - Dr. Hurley: “Right now, lack of access to buprenorphine is a bigger threat to public health than the threat of buprenorphine diversion.” ASAM AMERSA SAj_AMERSA #TwitteRx statnews.com/2023/03/02/adv…

You knew guns were having a widespread and devastating impact on American society. But maybe not THIS widespread. Our new KFF survey shows how pervasive the impact of gun violence is on American families. kff.org/other/poll-fin… A thread 🧵

Tis true. We showed it in this paper a few years ago with heat maps japha.org/article/S1544-… “in 2015, ~1600 OTPs in US while ~68,000 pharmacies. Assume 5% of pharmacies able to dispense methadone to treat opioid use disorder, would more than double number of sites to treat pts”

Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Candis Morello (Candis Morello), has a passion for promoting and advancing the profession of pharmacy at every opportunity. TCOYD: buff.ly/3nYJzZv NIDDK: buff.ly/414KRkj American Pharmacists Association Pharmacy Today: buff.ly/3o5F13H

And if you need a boat load of evidence supporting access to methadone at pharmacies from a workshop sponsored by the White House (with examples in the US where methadone for OUD from pharmacies has been done successfully) nationalacademies.org/our-work/metha…

The switch to “KFF” is a small change with a larger purpose—it establishes what we are: a unique information organization combining policy research, polling, and journalism. And what we’re not: part of Kaiser Permanente or a foundation. We’re always evolving to be more effective.

And not to mention what else KFF is/does: KFF is vital to an informed citizenry and putting a mirror to the current and emerging state of health for politicians, policy makers, clinicians, and academicians.

🔥HOT OFF THE PRESS JAMA Network Open🔥: Our modeling study integrating on-site buprenorphine & #harmreduction kits into U.S. primary care found: 1. Improved clinical outcomes among pt who inject opioids 2. Modestly increase healthcare $ 3. Was cost-effective to health systems

#IntheNews: Intra-nasal naloxone, trade name Narcan, a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid overdoses, is coming to store shelves near you. #UCISPPS Jonathan Watanabe talks about access & its benefits for HuffPost. #UCIPharmD #UCIrvine Read more --> huffpost.com/entry/narcan-p…

Today: Don't miss the Research, Health Science and Policy in Academic Pharmacy session, 9:15 a.m. MT, in the Aurora Ballroom. Get a rare perspective on pharmacy from current and past NAM Fellows, including Inmaculada (Inma) Hernández, Adam Bress, Dima Mazen Qato, Jonathan H. Watanabe, and more!

AFPE PharmacyFdn University of Utah College of Pharmacy National Academy of Medicine “That was like getting to the top of Everest without having to climb it.” Jonathan H. Watanabe on the projects he was called into as a result of his NAM Fellowship. “It’s great to go to the NAM because you’ll hear about things ten years before they become mainstream.” #PharmEd23

The role and impact of pharmacists in research and health policy has never been greater or more important. Enjoyed participating in the "Research, Health Science and Policy in Academic Pharmacy" session at American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Pharmac UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

🚨Read more about improving the care of #opioidusedisorder in #nursingfacilities 🚨by Assitant Editor Jonathan H. Watanabe in the #augustissue available under the link ➡️ ascp.com/journal ASCP #geriatrics #seniorx

So great to see Jonathan Watanabe (@drjonwatanabe) named as our newest Chair of Clinical Pharmacy for the UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy ⁦@UCSFPharmacy! I appreciate how much he uses clinical real world evidence in his work! ⁩ pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2024/11/j…