naloxone
Pediatric Pain Management Guidance Cautions Against Opioids as Monotherapy
A study found that pediatricians should avoid using opioids in children as monotherapy and look to a multimodal ...
APRIL 10, 2025
Steep Drop in Mortality Has Congressional Caucus Looking to ‘Land the Plane’ on Opioid Deaths
The bipartisan congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus has been in existence for 20 years and is ...
APRIL 4, 2025
Walgreens Introduces Lower-Cost OTC Naloxone
Walgreens recently introduced a store-brand version of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. The ...
JANUARY 9, 2025
NIH: More Than Half of U.S. Jails Don’t Have Access to Medication for OUD
New research has found over half of more than 1,000 surveyed U.S. jails did not offer medications for OUD to its ...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
One Opioid Overdose Often Predicts a Second, but Effective Interventions Curb Deaths
Nearly 18% of Medicare beneficiaries who experienced an opioid overdose had a second overdose, according to ...
AUGUST 14, 2024
FDA Approves New OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray for Emergency Use
The opioid overdose reversal drug is a generic of OTC Narcan.
APRIL 26, 2024
Naloxone Telehealth Legislation Expected in the House
Legislation in Washington is moving forward—even in an election year—as the 118th Congress, second ...
APRIL 8, 2024
California Governor Vetoes Low-Cost Naloxone Bill
A bill that would require California insurers to cover the cost of over-the-counter naloxone was vetoed by the ...
MARCH 11, 2024
FDA Announces Extension to Narcan Shelf Life
Emergent BioSolutions is extending the shelf life of newly manufactured Narcan 4-mg nasal spray products from three ...
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Insurance to Cover Low-Cost Naloxone
A bill that would require California insurers to cover the cost of OTC naloxone was vetoed by the state’s ...
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Seize the Moment: OTC Naloxone and The Impactful Anesthesiologist
The FDA approved naloxone at the end of March as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication, vastly increasing our ...
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Treating Nonlethal Opioid Overdose Requires Swift Action and More Research
According to the CDC, the rate of fatal overdoses declined in 2022 from an all-time high in 2021, but remains ...
JUNE 15, 2023
