The FDA has approved an abbreviated new drug application for naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, paving the way for the opioid overdose treatment to be available without a prescription. According to a ...

Colorado is coming closer to universal access to overdose-reversing medication as residents snap up an over-the-counter ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Wednesday that it plans to sell its own generic version of the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Narcan is given as a nasal spray and the active ingredient in the ...

Sales are a fraction of pharmacy-dispensed and program-distributed naloxone. HealthDay News — Sales of over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone increased in the US after it was made available to the public ...

Over-the-counter sales of naloxone have been a bust Regulators had hoped making the OD-reversing drug available without a prescription would increase access The medication’s $45 price tag appears to ...

Naloxone, commonly sold under the brand name Narcan, is a drug used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids. It can also be used in cases of overdoses when people have decreased breathing. For one ...

While the opioid reversal medication is available without a prescription, buying it may not be as easy as it sounds. In 2023, more than 1,300 people in Connecticut died of an overdose. The vast ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announces its recognition of the U.S. House of Representatives for adding over-the-counter (OTC) ...

The medication’s $45 price tag appears to have limited sales TUESDAY, Sept. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Over-the-counter sales have tanked for the overdose reversal drug naloxone, likely due to its ...