Syringe exchange in community pharmacies-The Portuguese experience

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 514-517

  Torre, Carla ^a   Lucas, Raquel ^b,c   Barros, Henrique ^a,b,c  

^a National Coordination for HIV/AIDS   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Injection drug use; Syringe exchange programme

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; MARKETING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYRINGE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; METHADONE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 78649325965     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Bluthenthal R.N., Anderson R., Flynn N.M., Kral A.H. Higher syringe coverage is associated with lower odds of HIV risk and does not increase unsafe syringe disposal among syringe exchange program clients. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2007, Jul 10, 89(2-3):214-222.
2. Deibert R.J., Goldbaum G., Parker T.R., Hagan H., Marks R., Hanrahan M., et al. Increased access to unrestricted pharmacy sales of syringes in Seattle-King County Washington: Structural and individual-level changes, 1996 versus 2003. American Journal of Public Health 2006, August, 96(8):1347-1353.
3. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2006). EMCDDA Statistical Bulletin 2006. Table NSP-1. Number of syringe provision outlets and number of syringes (in thousands) exchanged, distributed or sold in 2003. Available from: (Accessed in December 2008). http://stats06.emcdda.europa.eu/en/elements/nsptab02-en.html.
4. Heimer R. Community coverage and HIV prevention: assessing metrics for estimating HIV incidence through syringe exchange. International Journal of Drug Policy 2008, April, 19(Suppl. 1):S65-S73.
5. Institute on Drugs and Drug Addiction 2008 Annual Report: The Portuguese situation regarding drugs and drug addiction 2009, Vol. I. IDT, Lisbon.
6. Kaplan E.H., Heimer R. A circulation theory of needle exchange. AIDS 1994, May, 8(5):567-574.
7. Kral A.H., Anderson R., Flynn N.M., Bluthenthal R.N. Injection risk behaviors among clients of syringe exchange programs with different syringe dispensation policies. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2004, October, 37(2):1307-1312.
8. Lawrie T., Matheson C., Bond C.M., Roberts K. Pharmacy customers' views and experiences of using pharmacies which provide drug misuse services. Drug and Alcohol Review 2004, June, 23(2):195-202.
9. Matheson C., Bond C.M., Tinelli M. Community pharmacy harm reduction services for drug misusers: National service delivery and professional attitude development over a decade in Scotland. Journal of Public Health (Oxford) 2007, December, 29(4):350-357.
10. National Association of Pharmacies Report "Say no to a second hand syringe 1993-2007" 2009, ANF, Lisbon, (in Portuguese).
11. National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge Report "HIV infection/AIDS the situation in Portugal 31st of December of 2009" 2009, lNSA, Lisbon, (in Portuguese).
12. Samitca S., Huissoud T., Jeannin A., Dubois-Arber F. The role of pharmacies in the care of drug users: what has changed in ten years. The case of a Swiss region. European Addiction Research 2007, 13(1):50-56.
13. Sheridan J., Lovell S., Turnbull P., Parsons J., Stimson G., Strang J. Pharmacy-based needle exchange (PBNX) schemes in south east England: A survey of service providers. Addiction 2000, October, 95(10):1551-1560.
14. Sheridan J., Strang J., Taylor C., Barber N. HIV prevention and drug treatment services for drug misusers: a national study of community pharmacists' attitudes and their involvement in service specific training. Addiction 1997, Dec, 92(12):1737-1748.