Posted on Feb 18, 2023
Over-the-counter Narcan will save lives, experts say. But the cost will affect access
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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/ [login to see] /narcan-fda-over-the-counter
A drug used to reverse opioid overdoses could soon be sold over the counter.
A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration this week voted unanimously in favor of making Narcan, a nasal-spray version of the generic drug naloxone, available without a prescription.
The FDA is weighing the move after fast-tracking an application from Emergent BioSolutions, the maker of Narcan, to let it sell the drug over the counter.
The medication is a key tool in preventing opioid-related overdose deaths, which have climbed in recent years, due in large part to the spread of fentanyl. More than 80,000 people died of overdoses involving opioids in 2021, a historic high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A drug used to reverse opioid overdoses could soon be sold over the counter.
A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration this week voted unanimously in favor of making Narcan, a nasal-spray version of the generic drug naloxone, available without a prescription.
The FDA is weighing the move after fast-tracking an application from Emergent BioSolutions, the maker of Narcan, to let it sell the drug over the counter.
The medication is a key tool in preventing opioid-related overdose deaths, which have climbed in recent years, due in large part to the spread of fentanyl. More than 80,000 people died of overdoses involving opioids in 2021, a historic high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over-the-counter Narcan will save lives, experts say. But the cost will affect access
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It does save lives and is controversial as EMT's may use this multiple times to revive the same persons. In general addicts are perceived as exhibiting very low social value. And in doing so addicts are being enabled.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..." It means we're starting to get past stigma itself, a driver of the overdose crisis, and starting to really address the fact that there are some solutions that are within our grasp," she said. "We're not helpless in the face of this crisis."
..." It means we're starting to get past stigma itself, a driver of the overdose crisis, and starting to really address the fact that there are some solutions that are within our grasp," she said. "We're not helpless in the face of this crisis."
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I hope it isn't misused and it doesn't work on the animal tranquilizer that many seem to be using now.
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SSgt Richard Kensinger
In PA more are dying of a combination of heroin, fentanyl and the animal anxiolytic.
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