Express Scripts Takes Stab at Reducing Opioid Abuse

Today's blog features the St. Louis Public Radio article that highlights Express Scripts' role in tackling opioid abuse. ESI made the announcement last week at their annual conference in Dallas. Their plan? Creating a program that focuses on limiting exposure to pain killers and gives patients access to specialty-pharmacists to ensure the drugs are being used properly. This initiative has been designed for people who are being prescribed pain killers for the first time.

"If you can keep somebody from being addicted in the first place, that's where you can have the greatest impact," Henry told St. Louis Public Radio. "And that really is where Express Scripts is putting this program together - is focusing on that initial touchpoint for people who are new to treatment to make sure they get the medicine they need, and don't get more medicine than they need that could cause them to eventually become addicted."

Learn more by reading the full article HERE! 

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