Naloxone Services
Humankind (now Waythrough) has successfully secured funding for 2024-2025, to enable community pharmacies in Sheffield to deliver naloxone provision for people who use drugs. The expanded naloxone programmes are expected to significantly reduce the risk of drug-related deaths in the Sheffield area.
The initiative outlines the delivery of two key services by participating pharmacies:
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Community Pharmacy Take-Home Naloxone (THN) Programme:
This service involves pharmacies providing naloxone (both nasal and injectable forms) to PWUDs who are at risk of experiencing or witnessing an opioid overdose.
Letter to Pharmacies Take-Home Naloxone – Sheffield
Pharmacy Take – Home Naloxone Service Level Agreement -
Community Pharmacy Emergency Naloxone Administration Programme (ENAP):
Under this service, pharmacies will maintain a stock of nasal naloxone on-site, supplied by Humankind, for use by trained pharmacy staff in emergency situations.
Pharmacy Emergency Naloxone Administration Programme Service Level Agreement
Further information can be found in this letter from Humankind
If you are interested in providing one or both of the services please complete the Expression of Interest Form for your pharmacy (or pharmacies) and return to Barbara Zub, (National Pharmacy Technician) barbara.zub@humankindcharity.org.uk
Stock Availability
Humankind has been informed of a potential shortage of Nyxoid® intranasal spray, a first line product of choice for both Emergency Naloxone Administration (ENAP) and Take Home Naloxone (THN) services. To address this, pharmacies are being notified about an alternative, Naloxone 1.26mg nasal spray (pebble), which can be used if Nyxoid® is unavailable. Prenoxad injection remains fully available and should be prioritised for THN services. This update is included in the letter below, which also serves as a revision to the Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Current providers have been contacted directly by HumanKind with a request to acknowledge receipt of this variation by contacting barbara.zub@humankindcharity.org.uk.
Letter to pharmacies naloxone pebble August 2024