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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

FDA Announces Extension to Narcan Shelf Life

Emergent BioSolutions is extending the shelf life of newly manufactured Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) 4-mg nasal spray products from three to four years. This action was taken at the request of the FDA and “is the latest of multiple steps the Agency has recently taken to prevent overdoses and reduce overdose-related deaths by expanding access to naloxone and other overdose reversal agents,” according to the FDA.

“Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of