
Opioid Abuse Disorder: The Toll on Our Workforce
Learn how opioid use disorder is affecting workplace safety, productivity and presenteeism, and what employers can do to help employees in need.
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The opioid crisis does not discriminate. Anyone is vulnerable. Everyone is affected.
With your help, Express Scripts is combating this epidemic, fighting for the lives of grandfathers, daughters, friends and your employees by working to stop opioid abuse in its tracks. Learn how you can stop the opioid epidemic.
A clinically-driven solution combatting a nationally recognized crisis, our Advanced Opioid Management suite of services provide a dynamic way to fight opioid abuse, meeting patients at the doctor’s office, at the pharmacy and at home. Watch our video to learn more about the opioid crisis and how together, we can make a change.
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At the doctor's office:
At home:
At the pharmacy:
Automated message at point of care via EHR on potential misuse and abuse, along with morphine equivalent dose (MED) communication
Enhanced prior authorization stops long-acting opioid prescription without a previous long-acting opioid in member's claim history
Auto-lock management triggers an intervention that directs patients to a single provider
Educational letter after first fill outlines the potential risks associated with opioid use
Proactive outreach from specialized Neuroscience Therapeutic Resource CenterSM pharmacists triggered when potential abuse or misuse is identified
Deactivation drug disposal bags provide patients with a safe way to dispose of unused opioids - thereby preventing future opioid misuse
Auto-lock management keeps members locked into one pharmacy
Pharmacy interventions for members accumulating greater than 200mg MED
Concurrent drug utilization review programs help ensure that opioid prescriptions are appropriate, medically necessary and unlikely to result in adverse medical consequences
First-time users prescribed short-acting opioids are restricted to an initial 7-day supply
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Express Scripts has a long history of working to make the use of prescription medications safer, and our Advanced Opioid Management solution is just one of the products of our efforts.
We support national and state intervention. However, we know that government regulations and initiatives are only one part of the solution. The answers lie in education, coordination and action. Our efforts are receiving national attention, and you can join us in creating change. Preview our leadership library below, and start learning about how you can directly contribute to solving the opioid crisis.