Here are four takeaways:
1. The Opioid Prescription Reduction by Academic Detailing initiative is a $35,000 grant-funded program aimed at reducing opioid prescriptions in Broome County, N.Y.
2. Mr. Morellino worked at Eli Lilly and Company for 29 years promoting the global pharmaceutical firm’s products to local physicians.
3. The Opioid Prescription Reduction by Academic Detailing program involves personal meetings with 98 health providers around the county that can prescribe medical opioids, including specialists in dentistry, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery and pain management.
4. Eli Lilly and Company is an American global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind.
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