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Contractor pitches —billion pill pledge' program to reduce post-surgical opioid exposure in Sweetwater County
Summary
Goldfinch Health presented its Billion Pill Pledge program to Sweetwater County commissioners, proposing education, nurse follow-up and safe-disposal toolkits to reduce post-surgical opioid exposure and new dependence.
A representative of Goldfinch Health briefed the Sweetwater County commissioners on the 'Billion Pill Pledge' program, a statewide and national initiative that seeks to reduce new opioid dependence following surgery by changing prescribing practices, providing nurse follow-up and ensuring safe disposal of unused pills.
Why it matters: Goldfinch Health presented county-level prescribing figures showing Sweetwater County had 73.8 opioid prescriptions per 100 persons, higher than the Wyoming statewide rate cited (43 per 100). The company estimates large numbers of unused opioid pills are created after surgeries and argued…
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