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Narcan<\/p><\/div>\n

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/strong> has approved selling naloxone<\/strong> over the counter.<\/p>\n

The drug would be the first opioid treatment drug to be sold without a prescription.<\/p>\n

In New York State, residents can already obtain Narcan<\/strong> from a pharmacy without a prescription thanks to a standing prescription order from the State Department of Health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The drug can reverse overdoses of opioids, including street drugs such as heroin and fentanyl<\/strong> and prescription versions including oxycodone.<\/p>\n

The FDA sees making naloxone available more widely as a key strategy to control the nationwide overdose crisis<\/strong>, which has been linked to more than 100,000 U.S. deaths a year<\/p>\n

Emergent BioSolutions<\/strong>, the company that makes Narcan, said they expect the drug will become available over-the-counter by late summer. Other brands of naloxone and injectable forms will not yet be available over the counter, but they could be soon.<\/p>\n

Several manufacturers of generic naloxone that\u2019s made similarly to Narcan will now be required to file applications to switch their drugs over the counter as part of a requirement by the FDA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling naloxone over the counter. The drug would be the first opioid treatment drug to be sold without a prescription. In New York State, residents can already obtain Narcan from a pharmacy without a prescription thanks to a standing prescription order from the State Department of Health. 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