The overdose-reversal drug should be more widely available, health experts have said. It arrives in many stores next week, no prescription necessary.
Category: Naloxone (Drug)
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Restaurant Workers With Narcan Are on the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
As fentanyl overdoses in public spaces spike, the lifesaving drug Narcan is being stocked by more and more bars and restaurants.
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F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales
The New York Times – Business:The nasal spray reverses opioid overdoses and public health officials hope that making it more widely available could save lives and reduce the nation’s high rates of drug fatalities.
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Over-the-Counter Narcan Could Save More Lives. But Price and Stigma Are Obstacles
The New York Times – Business:The Food and Drug Administration is expected this week to allow the overdose-reversal medication to be sold without a prescription, a step toward making it a common emergency tool.
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Narcan Is Safe to Sell Over the Counter, Advisers to the FDA Conclude
The New York Times – Business:The overdose reversal drug has been administered mostly by emergency responders and outreach workers. If the agency approves a nonprescription version, it could become as easily available as aspirin.