Narcan, the commercial name for naloxone, is going over-the-counter, with permission from the Food and Drug Administration.
Naloxone counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose, and when administered appropriately, and soon enough, prevents most fatalities from those overdoses.
The FDA announced on Wednesday its decision to make sales of the nasal treatment available over the counter.
The agency said its change in rules paves the way for the “life-saving medication” to be handy when needed.
“The FDA remains committed to addressing the evolving complexities of the overdose crisis. As part of this work, the agency has used its regulatory authority to facilitate greater access to naloxone by encouraging the development of and approving an over-the-counter naloxone product to address the dire public health need,” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement.
“Today’s approval of OTC naloxone nasal spray will help improve access to naloxone, increase the number of locations where it’s available, and help reduce opioid overdose deaths throughout the country. We encourage the manufacturer to make accessibility to the product a priority by making it available as soon as possible and at an affordable price.”
It’s been available, through prescription, already since 2015.
The Devil keeps making progress. Trans rights. Gay rights. Civil rights. Porn stars. Sex education. Legal marijuana. Pedophile politicians. OTC Narcan. What’s next Satan?
4:19 you are the perfect example of everything that is wrong in this country. Trans, Gays, victims of civil rights abuses, porn stars, sex educators, cannabis consumers, and people who use Narcan TO SAVE PRECIOUS LIVES are all perfectly good people and you shouldn’t condemn them. Pedophiles shouldn’t be grouped in with them.
Democrats need some since they do the Drugs !!!!!!!
There are many cases where a drug user was saved by EMS workers and released to carry on with their worthless parasitic life, and then later need to be serviced yet again by the same EMS workers the same day. Ridiculous !!!!
How many of the people that ‘need’ this to counteract an overdose are productive members of society?
This is one of the time that Darwin should be allowed to select his victims….
It doesn’t work on Fentanyl so having it for accidental exposure is not a valid justification!
90% of the stories you see about accidental Fentanyl exposure is fake. Especially if it’s involving a cop. They make up these stories to scare the public and justify the millions we waste on them when we could be building better infrastructure or literally anything else.