CVS Health Highlights Latest Accomplishments of Opioid Abuse Prevention Programs

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Jul 26, 2018
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- 1,650 safe medication disposal sites added to CVS Pharmacy and Community locations

- Nearly 3 million patients received enhanced opioid safe use counseling from CVS Pharmacists over the past five months

- Nearly 400,000 teens and parents educated on prescription drug abuse prevention through the company's community education program, Pharmacists Teach

- All 9,800 CVS Pharmacy locations launching enhanced Naloxone patient education following the Surgeon General's 2018 Advisory

- 94 percent of PBM members receiving an opioid supply of 7 days or less in plans adopting utilization management criteria aligned with the CDC Guideline, a nearly 72 percent decrease in covered opioid prescriptions exceeding a 7 day supply

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