Overcoming barriers to the prescription/dispensation of take-home naloxone among French primary care professionals: a regional training initiative

Opioid-related mortality is a global issue, and France shows high opioid use disorder indicators. Despite recommendations for wider take-home-naloxone distribution, access remains limited in France, and many primary care professionals lack training. The SINFONI project aims to enhance naloxone education for these providers. A motion-design training program was created and sent to general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists. A total of 138 GPs and 207 pharmacists participated in the knowledge assessment before and after training. Post-training, significant improvements were observed, and the greatest knowledge gains were in understanding naloxone's safety (P < .001). Our findings primarily identified critical "red flags" that may hinder prescription and dispensing practices.

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European Journal of Public Health
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2026-04-11
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https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckag074
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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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Abstract

Opioid-related mortality is a global issue, and France shows high opioid use disorder indicators. Despite recommendations for wider take-home-naloxone distribution, access remains limited in France, and many primary care professionals lack training. The SINFONI project aims to enhance naloxone education for these providers. A motion-design training program was created and sent to general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists. A total of 138 GPs and 207 pharmacists participated in the knowledge assessment before and after training. Post-training, significant improvements were observed, and the greatest knowledge gains were in understanding naloxone's safety (P < .001). Our findings primarily identified critical "red flags" that may hinder prescription and dispensing practices.

European Journal of Public HealthVol. 36(3)
Université de Tours (FR), Inserm (FR), International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (US), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours (FR), École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nantes (FR), Services déconcentrés d'appui à la recherche Pays de la Loire (FR), Ministère de l'Agriculture (CI), Centre d'Investigation Clinique de Nantes (FR), Observatoire Régional de la Santé et du Social (FR), Nantes Université (FR)
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