Transcription of Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) Standards
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Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) Standards Revised October 2020 This document replaces the methadone Guidelines OAT Standards Page 1 of 60 October 14, 2020 Contents Definitions .. 5 Purpose .. 5 Acknowledgement .. 5 General Information Regarding OAT in Saskatchewan .. 6 Products Currently Available in Canada .. 6 Standards of Practice .. 7 1. PHARMACY PREMISES .. 7 Operating Hours .. 7 Privacy and Confidentiality .. 7 Security .. 7 Incentives .. 8 2. PHARMACY PROCEDURE TO PROVIDE OAT .. 8 New Patient on OAT .. 8 Patient Information and Patient-Pharmacist Agreements .. 8 3. MONITORING .. 9 4. COUNSELLING AND PATIENT EDUCATION FOR OAT .. 9 5. OAT PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS.
dispensing of opioid agonist therapies including, but not limited to, methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone for the treatment of substance use disorders involving opioids. Currently the standards only discuss buprenorphine-naloxone and methadone.
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