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 …
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.
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.
FDA Approves Second Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray …
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RiVive, 3 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), nonprescription use for the emergency treatment of...
New Drug Could Boost Lifesaving Powers of Overdose Drug Naloxone
Jul 8, 2024 · The drug, dubbed compound 368, makes naloxone (Narcan) 7.6 times more effective at inhibiting the opioid response that causes overdose, researchers report in the July 3 issue of the journal...
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.
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. Opvee is...
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...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Action to Increase Naloxone …
Dec 21, 2023 · Using federal SOR grant dollars, states have purchased nearly 9 million naloxone kits and helped reverse more than 500,000 overdoses.
FDA Issues New Guidance to Help Facilitate Availability of Naloxone
Sep 23, 2022 · Entities such as harm reduction programs help save lives by making naloxone available in underserved communities. The agency intends to stand by these efforts by supporting harm reduction groups’...
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