The service aim of the Take Home Naloxone (THN) service is to contribute to a reduction in drug related deaths within Scotland by providing overdose awareness training and naloxone supply to:
- A drug user at risk of overdose, including patients receiving opioid replacement therapy and clients receiving injection equipment;
- A carer, a friend or a family member of a drug user at risk of overdose;
- Individuals working for other drug treatment agencies or in an environment where it is considered there is a risk of overdose.
The THN service is already in place in all Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) outlets across Fife. The service specification for THN can be found here.
How to register for the service
Download a THN participation form and return completed forms to fife.fifepharmacycommpharm@nhs.scot
Who the service is available to
This service should be offered to anyone who may be at risk of an opioid overdose – patients who receive opiate substitution therapy (OST), patients who are prescribed high dose opiates and people who access the IEP service – and their friends and family members. While it is beneficial that patients who are at risk receive overdose awareness training and hold a naloxone kit, they will not be able to use it on themselves in the event of an overdose. It is therefore of great importance to encourage anyone in that patient’s network to hold a naloxone kit and/or to receive overdose awareness training .
Service workers and members of the public may also express an interest in THN and can be offered the service.
How to claim for THN
Claims for providing training to patients AND provision of naloxone should be recorded on the NEO 360 system at the time of the transaction. If this is not possible, the necessary details can be recorded on a claim form and recorded as soon as possible.
The following document contains a step-by-step approach to processing claims on NEO 360 and also provides screenshots of each stage: NEO 360 claim guide. For pharmacies that are unable to digitally record transactions as they happen, copies of the screenshots can be used to record the appropriate details – these should be documented on the NEO 360 system as soon as possible.
Training
All community pharmacists and pharmacy staff who issue supplies of naloxone must have completed the three Pharmacy Naloxone Service Turas modules.
For pharmacies without access to Turas: training can be accessed directly from the Scottish Drug Forum – Overdose Prevention, Intervention and Naloxone e-learning – Scottish Drugs Forum (sdftraining.org.uk). Please note, a FREE account will need to be created.
Training can also be arranged where someone will come to your pharmacy and provide training on the THN service and also how to process claims. For more information on THN or to arrange training, contact Jamie Anderson on 07966 481103 or by e-mailing jamie.anderson5@nhs.scot.
A One to One Naloxone Training Checklist is available for providing effective counselling to patients wanting to receive a naloxone kit.
Where to access THN in Fife
Cowdenbeath and surrounding area
| Boots | 345 High Street, Cowdenbeath, KY4 9QW | 01383 514261 |
| Dears | 4-5 Benarty Square, Ballingry, KY5 8NR | 01592 868806 |
| Dears | 60 Main Street, Kelty, KY4 0AE | 01383 830212 |
| Dears | 67 Bank Street, Lochgelly, KY5 9QN | 01592 780598 |
| Dears | 60 Lochleven Road, Lochore, KY5 8DA | 01592 860461 |
| Gordons | 20 Broad Street, Cowdenbeath, KY4 8HY | 01383 515814 |
| Well | 39 Main Street, Kelty, KY4 0AA | 01383 830712 |
| Well | 66 Bank Street, Lochgelly, KY5 9QN | 01592 781073 |
Dunfermline
| Asda | Halbeath Retail Park, Dunfermline, KY11 4LP | 01383 843617 |
| Dears | 85 High Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7DR | 01383 723571 |
| Graeme | 43 Bellyeoman Road, Dunfermline, KY12 0AE | 01383 732341 |
| Lindsay & Gilmour | 6 Alderston Drive, Dunfermline, KY12 0XU | 01383 622920 |
| Rowlands | Unit 6, Block 1, Turnstone Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8JZ | 01383 626069 |
| Well | 3 Abbeyview, Dunfermline, KY11 4HA | 01383 720216 |
| Well | 7 Douglas Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7EB | 01383 724772 |
| Well | Elliot Street, Dunfermline, KY11 4TF | 01383 732989 |
| Well | St Andrews Street, Dunfermline, KY11 4QG | 01383 722762 |
Glenrothes and surrounding area
| Boots | 12-14 Lyon Square, Glenrothes, KY7 5NR | 01592 758783 |
| Davidsons | 76 Main Street, Thornton, KY1 4AG | 01592 774242 |
| Dears | 3 Glamis Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 4RH | 01592 772797 |
| Dears | Unit 6, Minto Place, Glenrothes, KY6 1PD | 01592 755470 |
| Dears | Anderson Drive, Leslie, KY6 3LQ | 01592 620014 |
| Dears | 53 High Street, Markinch, KY7 6DQ | 01592 758329 |
| Kinglassie | 50 Main Street, Kinglassie, KY5 0XA | 01592 882049 |
| Superdrug | 10 Falkland Gate, Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 5NS | 01592 757310 |
Kirkcaldy and surrounding area
| Asda | Carberry Road, Kirkcaldy, KY1 3NG | 01592 657210 |
| Boots | 116-120 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1NQ | 01592 263781 |
| Boots | Unit 11, Fife Retail Park, Chapel Level, Kirkcaldy, KY2 6QL | 01592 644139 |
| Dears | 229-231 High Street, Burntisland, KY3 9AQ | 01592 873725 |
| Dears | 222 Dunearn Drive, Kirkcaldy, KY2 6LE | 01592 268120 |
| Dears | 18 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1LU | 01592 269400 |
| Dears | 133-135 High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1LR | 01592 268120 |
| Dysart | Unit 21, High Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2UG | 01592 652910 |
| Eden | 63 High Street, Kinghorn, KY3 9UW | 01592 890209 |
| Pathhead | 28 Mid Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2PN | 01592 260626 |
| St Clair | 233 St Clair Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2BY | 01592 652209 |
| Well | The Health Centre, Whyteman’s Brae, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2NA | 01592 268784 |
| Well | 2 Viceroy Street, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5HT | 01592 260925 |
Levenmouth and surrounding area
| Boots | 47 High Street, Leven, KY8 4NE | 01333 423002 |
| Boots | Ajax Way, Methil, KY8 3RS | 01333 423276 |
| Kennoway | 19 Bishops Court, Kennoway, KY8 5LA | 01333 350327 |
| Leven | 12-14 Commercial Road, Leven, KY8 4LD | 01333 423390 |
| Omnicare | 30 Commercial Road, Leven, KY8 4LD | 01333 423133 |
| Omnicare | 345 Methilhaven Road, Methil, KY8 3HR | 01333 423972 |
| We Are With You | Grieg Institute, Forth Street, Leven, KY8 4PF | 01333 433636 |
| Well | 303 Wellesley Road, Methil, KY8 3BS | 01333 429952 |
| Wemyss | Unit 2, 21 Main Road, East Wemyss, KY1 4RE | 01592 714242 |
North East Fife
| Boots | 113-119 Market Square, St Andrews, KY16 9PE | 01334 474306 |
| Davidsons | 30 Commercial Road, Ladybank, KY15 7JS | 01337 830425 |
| Davidsons | 40 High Street, Newburgh, KY14 6AQ | 01337 840234 |
| Dears | St Andrews Hospital, Largo Road, St Andrews, KY16 8AR | 01334 475395 |
| East Neuk | 23 Rodger Street, Anstruther, KY10 3DU | 01333 310354 |
| Leuchars | 14 Main Street, Leuchars, KY16 0HN | 01334 838884 |
| Lomond | 1 Liquorstane Building, Falkland, KY15 7FH | 01337 858222 |
| Pittenweem Hub | 7 Market Place, Pittenweem, KY10 2PH | 01333 311243 |
| Rowlands | 45-47 Bonnygate, Cupar, KY15 4BY | 01334 654755 |
| Rowlands | 1 Crossgate, Cupar, KY15 5HA | 01334 653243 |
| Rowlands | 16 Victoria Terrace, Newport-on-Tay, DD6 8DJ | 01382 543179 |
| T&K Brown | 31-32 Shore Street, Anstruther, KY10 3AQ | 01333 310322 |
South West Fife
| Dears | 14 Wardlaw Way, Oakley, KY12 9QH | 01383 850349 |
| High Valleyfield | Chapel Street, High Valleyfield, KY12 8SJ | 01383 880699 |
| Lindsay & Gilmour | 8 High Street, Inverkeithing, KY11 1NN | 01383 418384 |
| Lindsay & Gilmour | 51 High Street, Inverkeithing, KY11 1NL | 01383 412326 |
| Well | 2 Crossroads Place, Rosyth, KY11 2LS | 01383 413425 |
