The Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Make Naloxone …
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Naloxone – a medicine that can reverse an opioid-related overdose – has been shown to be a critical tool to prevent fatal overdoses, connect more people to treatment for substance use disorder, and save lives.
The FDA approves Opvee, a new nasal spray to reverse opioid overdoses : NPR
WEBMay 22, 2023 · WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation's drug crisis.
Narcan, overdose-reversing drug, is approved for OTC sales by the FDA : NPR
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Naloxone, which comes in a nasal spray and an injectable drug, can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and restore a person's breathing. Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone and...
FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan, 4 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription, use – the first naloxone product...
Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in ... - CNN
WEBAug 30, 2023 · CNN — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to come available in retail stores and online. The medicine, with the brand name Narcan, has a...
1st over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment gets FDA approval - NBC News
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Up until now, naloxone — sold by drugmaker Emergent BioSolutions under the brand name Narcan — has been available in the United States only as a prescription drug, though many states have...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Action to Increase Naloxone …
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Now, for the first time ever, naloxone is available for over-the-counter purchase at grocery stores and pharmacies across the country. Other opioid overdose reversal medications are also available with a prescription and …
FDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose ... - CNN
WEBMar 29, 2023 · With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose...
F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Narcan, a prescription nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, can now be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday, authorizing a move long-sought by public...
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means - AP News
WEBMar 29, 2023 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling overdose antidote naloxone over-the-counter, marking the first time an opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.
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