APhA Policy Manual

Increasing Access to and Advocacy for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder– (MOUD)

DRUG ABUSE, CONTROL AND EDUCATION PRESCRIPTIONS AND PRESCRIPTION ORDERS

APhA supports the use of evidence-based medicine as first-line treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, including health care professionals in and out of the workplace, for as long as needed to treat their disease.
APhA encourages pharmacies to maintain an inventory of medications used in treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD), to ensure access for patients.
APhA encourages pharmacists and payers to ensure patients have equitable access to, and coverage for, at least one medication from each class of medications used in the treatment of opioid use disorder.