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Editorial
. 2017 Jul 31:8:53-55.
doi: 10.2147/SAR.S144268. eCollection 2017.

The opioid overdose epidemic: opportunities for pharmacists

Li-Tzy Wu  1   2   3   4 , Udi E Ghitza  5 , Anne L Burns  6 , Paolo Mannelli  1
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Editorial

The opioid overdose epidemic: opportunities for pharmacists

Li-Tzy Wu et al. Subst Abuse Rehabil. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Li-Tzy Wu (UG1DA040317, R01MD007658) and Paolo Mannelli (UG1DA040317) have received research support from the National Institutes of Health. Li-Tzy Wu has received research support from Alkermes Inc. Paolo Mannelli has received research support from Orexo and Alkermes Inc and served on Scientific Advisory Boards for Alkermes Inc. Udi E Ghitza is an employee of the Center for the Clinical Trials Network of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health. Dr Udi E Ghitza’s participation in this publication arises from his role as a project scientist on a cooperative agreement (UG1DA040317), but he has not had and will not have any programmatic involvement with the noncooperative agreement grant cited (i.e., R01MD007658). Anne L Burns is Vice President of the Professional Affairs at the American Pharmacists Association. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors, and they do not represent the official position of the US government, American Pharmacists Association, or the publisher of this journal. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work.

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