Naloxone – Emergency Supply Service (launched October 2023)
Following the release of the Drug Death Taskforce Report there was an action for ALL community pharmacies to hold naloxone for administration in an emergency to people who use drugs to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
For more details information about the service please read through the service specification which can be found on the link below
PCA(P)(2023)34 – Naloxone Emergency Supply Service – Additional Pharmaceutical Services
Don’t forget to complete the Naloxone Emergency Supply e-learning modules
This service does not cover the supply of naloxone for use at home/future events, it covers the supply for an immediate emergency administration.
This service should be recorded via UCF. The service will be included as an option under Public Health Services. There will be two options:
a) administration which will cover when naloxone has been supplied or administered for immediate emergency use and
b) expiry for when naloxone has expired.
For more information on how to provide and/or record this service, please see TURAS Learn for Frequently Asked Questions
Take Home Naloxone Service
Currently the following IEPs are participating in NHS Lothian’s ‘Take Home Naloxone’ scheme, whereby patients and/or patients’ friends, carers or family members can receive training and supplies of naloxone to be used in emergency where an opioid overdose is suspected:
| EH2 | Boots, 46-48 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, EH2 4SA | 0131 225 6757 | Mon-Sat 9am-6pm |
| EH5 | Lindsay & Gilmour, 228-230 Crewe Road North, Edinburgh, EH5 2NS | 0131 552 4253 | Mon-Fri 8.45am-6pm, Sat 8.45am-5.30pm |
| EH6 | Lindsay & Gilmour, 257a Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8NY | 0131 554 6591 | Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm |
| EH8 | Newington Pharmacy, 46-48 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JB | 0131 667 2368 | Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.30pm, Sat 9am-6pm |
| EH11 | Omnicare, 3 Ardmillan Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11 2JN | 0131 337 1604 | Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm |
| EH11 | M&D Green (formerly Mackinnon) Pharmacy, 291 Calder Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4RH | 0131 455 7073 | Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-5pm |
| EH14 | Wester Hailes (formerly Lloyds) Pharmacy, 26 Wester Hailes Crescent Shopping Centre, Edinburgh, EH14 2SW | 0131 442 3118 | Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm |
| EH16 | Omnicare, 102 Walter Scott Avenue, Edinburgh, EH16 5RL | 0131 664 2363 | Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm |
| EH16 | Lindsay & Gilmour, 58-60 Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4BG | 0131 661 2662 | Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-1pm |
| EH17 | Lloyds Pharmacy, 2 Ferniehill Road, Edinburgh, EH17 7AB | 0131 664 3295 | Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm |
Supplies of ‘Take Home Naloxone’ (THN) are recorded on NEO – please click here for instructions on how to do this.
If you need to re-order naloxone supplies, please order these as usual from your wholesaler.
If you work in an IEP and wish to request extra training (for instance, for new staff members), please contact the Harm Reduction Services, Spittal Street Centre, Edinburgh:
Further information and training on naloxone for pharmacy staff can be found here:
http://www.prenoxadinjection.com/
Further useful THN documents: