Pharmacy staff have more contact with methadone patients than anyone else on the treatment team.
The pharmacist at the front line of treatment can have a real and positive impact on patients’ outcomes, offering encouragement, support and motivation as patients progress through treatment.
All services are fully covered by OHIP and no referral is needed.
The term "opioid" refers to a group of painkillers that includes medications such as codeine, heroin, morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone etc. These drugs can be extremely powerful pain medications, but they can also be very dangerous and highly addictive.
In Ontario, twice as many are dying from opioid as are dying from HIV.
This comprehensive (and free) online booklet published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health answers many of the common questions people have about opioid agonist therapy (OAT) with methadone or buprenorphine (Suboxone)
