Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion March 22, 2023
Last year, the drug naloxone reversed more than 2,300 overdoses in Maine. Portland paramedics respond to a report that a woman had overdosed on heroin near the intersection of Congress and India streets in 2015; she regained consciousness after being administered naloxone. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer, File But naloxone, often referred to by the brand name Narcan, doesn’t save lives just by existing – it must be in the right person’s... + full article
CBS News USA Health February 15, 2023
A naloxone nasal spray should be sold over-the-counter, a panel of the Food and Drug Administration's outside advisers unanimously voted Wednesday, clearing the way for the regulator to broaden access to reversing drug overdoses.The spray works by temporarily reversing the... + más
FDA opens door to make opioid overdose antidote available over the counter | NBC News
FDA makes it easier for harm reduction groups to purchase lifesaving naloxone | The Verge
New York Post USA Life February 15, 2023
Overdose antidote Narcan is moving one step closer to being available to the general public — without a prescription. US Food and Drug Administration reps are Wednesday to discuss a proposal to sell an over-the-counter version of the lifesaving drug. Naloxone spray — often... + más
FDA advisors recommend over-the-counter use of life-saving opioid overdose treatment Narcan | CNBC
Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter | Portland Press Herald
CNBC USA Health November 16, 2022
Naloxone, packaged with instructions, is one of the items given out by the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition outreach workers.Amy Davis Baltimore Sun Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday indicated it might approve over-the-counter nasal sprays and... + más
Without a nasal vaccine, the U.S. edge in fighting Covid is on the line | Politico
CBS News USA Health November 16, 2022
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice that could help increase access to overdose-reversing naloxone drug products without the need for a prescription, paving the way to make more of them available for over-the-counter use. Naloxone is a medication that... + más
ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data | ABC News
NBC News USA Nation November 16, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration is pushing for drugmakers to apply for over-the-counter approval for naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote. In a notice published online Tuesday, the agency said that it “strongly encourages” naloxone makers to contact the FDA “as early as... + más
Why Overdose Deaths Have Increased | Time
US overdose deaths may be peaking, but experts are wary | WPLG Local 10
WPTV USA Nation November 01, 2022
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Injectable, higher dose naloxone product saves lives at West Palm Beach treatment centerAs overdose deaths continue to climb across Florida, a local treatment center is turning to a relatively new overdose reversal device to help save lives.It's... + más
'Violent, savage' man connected to killings in West Palm Beach, Georgia, police say | WPTV
The Verge USA Health September 24, 2022
FDA makes it easier for harm reduction groups to purchase lifesaving naloxoneFDA makes it easier for harm reduction groups to purchase lifesaving naloxone / Advocacy groups have been pushing for this change, which will let groups buy naloxone in... + más
FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage | Associated Press
FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage | WPLG Local 10
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