Side Effects: Nobody Trained for This

Chemsex at the pharmacy counter. Gut bacteria tracking helmet impacts. PMD predicting psychiatric illness bidirectionally. This week's research keeps landing in the same uncomfortable place: medicine is improvising.

By
Kerri Miller
May 11, 2026
6 min

MDSpire News

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A survey of French pharmacists revealed a significant knowledge gap regarding chemsex, with 86% never receiving related inquiries.
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Only 67% of surveyed pharmacists could define chemsex, and many conflated it with general drug use, indicating a lack of specific training.
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69% of pharmacists felt unprepared to manage drug interactions related to chemsex, highlighting a critical area for improvement.
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The study suggests that direct exposure to chemsex inquiries may increase awareness of the lack of structured support for pharmacists.
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Findings indicate that chemsex training could enhance harm reduction efforts in pharmacies, but further research is needed to confirm this.

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