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Over-the-Counter Naloxone Shows Limited Uptake
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 -- Sales of over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone increased in the United States after it was made available to the public then quickly declined, according to a research letter p...
Over-The-Counter Sales Of OD-Reversal Drug, Narcan Nasal Spray, Have Been A Bust
TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2025 — Over-the-counter sales have tanked for the overdose reversal drug naloxone, likely due to its high price, a new study says. Naloxone (Narcan) is a nasal spray that rapidly r...
Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Opioid Addiction Meds In Jail
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 — County jail inmates who receive medication to treat their opioid addiction have a lower risk of overdose after their release, a new study reports. They’re also significantly m...
Naloxone Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very sig...
Naloxone Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very sig...
Fatal Opioid-Meth Overdoses Have Fallen in U.S. by More Than a Third
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth or other...
Methadone Tied to Lower Risk for Discontinuation Versus Buprenorphine/Naloxone
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, according to a study...
Rate of Layperson-Administered Naloxone Increased From 2020 to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The rate of layperson-administered naloxone (LAN) increased from 2020 to 2022, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Christopher B. Gage, ...
More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose
MONDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 – More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained ...
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Designation for Emergent BioSolutions’ Narcan Nasal Spray, a Historic Milestone for the Opioid Overdose Emergency Treatment
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Today, Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Narcan® Naloxone HCl Nasal ...
Narcan (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray 2mg Approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration
January 25, 2017 – Dublin, Ireland – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Narcan Nasal Spray as a 2mg formulation for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid ove...
FDA Approves Narcan (naloxone) Nasal Spray to Treat Opioid Overdose
November 18, 2015 – Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan nasal spray, the first FDA-approved nasal spray version of naloxone hydrochloride, a life-saving medication that can...