PHARMACY SAFE STORAGE PROGRAM

one powerful pledge

Join pharmacies around Washington that are making a difference. Sign up for the 120-day program to receive free materials and free locking bags for your customers.

SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM

SUBMIT YOUR MONTHLY REPORT

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Pharmacies are asked to follow three key steps to ensure the program is successful and can continue for years to come.

 

1. HAVE A CONVERSATION

Have a conversation with all patients who receive opioid medications to see if they would like a free locking device and pledge to lock up their medications.
 

 

2. SUBMIT

Each month, submit some data estimates electronically using our program report form.

 

3. SHARE THE IMPACT

Post the pledge forms and program materials around your pharmacy to show the impact that the program is having for your community to reduce the risks of opioid misuse.

Program Training Video

WHAT WE PROVIDE

After you sign up for the 120-day program, we will be in touch with you to go over the program requirements and materials that you will receive to implement the program in your pharmacy.

LOCKING DEVICES

A supply of free medication locking bags and prescription locking bottles to provide to patients who receive opioid prescriptions.

PROMOTION

Promotion of your pharmacy's involvement within your market area through media relations and social media

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Promotional materials including posters, informational rack cards, ready-to-use social media posts, eNews content and pledge forms.

ONGOING SUPPORT

Ongoing support to ensure a straight-forward and smooth implementation of the program.

PROGRAM MATERIALS

When you sign up for the program, we will send you all of the materials that you need. If you need extra toolkit materials you can download them here and print them at a local print shop.

DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING

Poster

Download

Pledge Form

Download

Rack Card

Download

Social Media Posts

Download

Fact Sheet

Download

Training Guide

Download

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DECREASE OPIOID MISUSE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

SIGN UP NOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAFE STORAGE PROGRAM.

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Meet this year's participating pharmacies:

 
  • Bob Johnsons Pharmacy
  • Duvall Family Drugs
  • Friday Harbor Drug
  • Goldendale Pharmacy
  • Hawks Prairie Pharmacy
  • Hoagland Pharmacy
  • Invara Pharmacy
  • Lakeside Pharmacy
  • Lincoln Pharmacy
  • Madison Park Pharmacy and Wellness Center
  • Ostroms Drug & Gift
  • Suncrest Pharmacy
  • The Falls Compounding Pharmacy
  • Whitestone Pharmacy

“This program was a great resource to empower our customers to play an important role in minimizing opioid misuse in our community. Providing patients with a locking bag was a powerful way to help them overcome barriers for practicing safe medication storage.”

– Andrew Heinz, Pharmacist and Owner of Kirk’s Pharmacy

Kirk Heinz, Founder of Kirk’s Pharmacy

Photos from Hawks Prairie Pharmacy

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

 
The Pharmacy Safe Storage program, funded by the Washington State Health Care Authority, challenges pharmacies across the state to help keep opioid prescriptions safely stored by providing free locking bags for patients and asking community members to pledge to lock up their meds.
 
The program highlights the leadership role pharmacies play in advising people about preventing opioid misuse. The program shows that by simply asking customers if they would commit to locking up opioid medications, and providing a free locking bag to those who needed it, pharmacists successfully helped people follow through on this important prevention behavior.

Click to view or download our program fact sheet

The Pharmacy Safe Storage Program to date: 

2,824

PEOPLE

have been talked to about safe storage

1,748

PEOPLE

pledged to lock up their medications

1,452

LOCKING BAGS

have been distributed to patients with opioid prescriptions

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Esther Brown

estherb@wearedh.com

READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

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The Starts with One campaign is designed to inform and educate young adults, their parents, and older adults about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and the importance of safe storage, use, and disposal. This campaign is funded by the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA).

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