Overcoming barriers to the prescription/dispensation of take-home naloxone among French primary care professionals: a regional training initiative.

Opioid-related mortality is a global issue, and France shows high opioid use disorder indicators. Despite recommendations for wider take-home-naloxone distribution, access remains limited in France, and many primary care professionals lack training. The SINFONI project aims to enhance naloxone educa...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Public Health Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 1 - 4
Autores principales: Aquizerate, Aurélie, Duval, Mélanie, Rousselet, Morgane, Jaulin, Emmanuelle, Kuhn, Emmanuelle, Oger, Anne-Claire, Nicolleau, Isabelle, Pele, Solen, Herault, Thomas, Artarit, Pascal
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jun2026
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Sumario:Opioid-related mortality is a global issue, and France shows high opioid use disorder indicators. Despite recommendations for wider take-home-naloxone distribution, access remains limited in France, and many primary care professionals lack training. The SINFONI project aims to enhance naloxone education for these providers. A motion-design training program was created and sent to general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists. A total of 138 GPs and 207 pharmacists participated in the knowledge assessment before and after training. Post-training, significant improvements were observed, and the greatest knowledge gains were in understanding naloxone's safety (P  < .001). Our findings primarily identified critical "red flags" that may hinder prescription and dispensing practices.