The Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Make …
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.
1st over-the-counter opioid overdose treatment gets FDA …
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 created...
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...
New compound could supercharge naloxone in fight against …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Naloxone (orange) treats opioid overdose by kicking out opioids (pink) from the opioid receptor (teal). The newly discovered compound 368 (purple) strengthens the binding of naloxone to the opioid receptor, making it a more effective life-saving medicine.
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means - AP …
WEBMar 29, 2023 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Action to Increase …
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 Second Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray …
WEBAug 1, 2023 · Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RiVive, 3 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription use for the emergency treatment...
FDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose
WEBMar 29, 2023 · How naloxone works. Narcan works by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain and restoring breathing. For the most effectiveness, it must be given as soon as signs of overdose appear. The...
Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in
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...
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...
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