Two advisory committees to the US Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously to recommend that a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote, naloxone (also called Narcan), be ...

While at college, an organization called End Overdose came to her campus, giving out naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. Naloxone is best known by the brand name Narcan ...

What Are Naloxone and Naltrexone? Naloxone is a drug that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Anyone can give this very fast-acting medication, as a shot or nasal spray.

In an attempt to make naloxone more accessible amid the massive human toll of the opioid crisis, the FDA recently approved over-the-counter naloxone. Naloxone is the one solution that has remained ...

And more immediately, can everyone who wants to buy naloxone at a pharmacy afford it? In the months since the first naloxone products received over-the-counter status, health insurers have ...

Yes, the overdose-reversing drug Narcan (naloxone) will be available at music festivals near you this year – and with good reason, experts say. Drugs and alcohol are staple at music festivals ...

How to administer naloxoneThe Washington Post put together a step-by-step guide to administering naloxone in an emergency. The card can be saved to your phone or computer for reference.

Opioids are present in around 60% of drug-induced deaths in Australia. A medicine called naloxone is available for Australians to take home in case of opioid overdose. Here’s how it works ...