New compound could supercharge naloxone in fight against …
Jul 3, 2024 · Now, scientists may have found a drug-busting partner for naloxone. Naloxone is an opioid antidote that has saved tens of thousands of lives by rapidly reversing opioid overdoses in more than 90% of cases in which it is used. But its powers are temporary, lasting only 30 …
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Action to Increase Naloxone …
Dec 21, 2023 · Earlier this year, the FDA also approved certain naloxone nasal sprays for non-prescription, over-the-counter use in March and July. Now, for the first time ever, naloxone is available for over-the-counter purchase at grocery stores and pharmacies across the country.
The Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Make Naloxone …
Mar 29, 2023 · Naloxone – a medicine that can reverse an opioid-related overdose – has been shown to be a critical tool to prevent fatal overdoses, connect more people to treatment for substance use disorder, and save lives.
An implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdoses | MIT News ...
Aug 14, 2024 · A new implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdoses. The device, developed at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, rapidly releases naloxone when an overdose is detected.
Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with …
Mar 13, 2024 · Naloxone, sometimes sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication that can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Studies have showed that people are easily able to administer the...
The FDA approves Opvee, a new nasal spray to reverse opioid overdoses : NPR
May 22, 2023 · WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation's drug crisis.
FDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose ... - CNN
Mar 29, 2023 · With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose...
Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in ... - CNN
Aug 30, 2023 · CNN — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to come available in retail stores and online. The medicine, with the brand name Narcan, has a...
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means - AP News
Mar 29, 2023 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.
FDA Issues New Guidance to Help Facilitate Availability of Naloxone
Sep 23, 2022 · The framework consists of four priorities, including encouraging harm reduction, in part through efforts to expand availability of overdose reversal products, notably naloxone.