opioid overdose
FDA Approves New OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray for Emergency Use
The opioid overdose reversal drug is a generic of OTC Narcan.
APRIL 29, 2024
Decreased Opioid Prescribing Not a Silver Bullet for Reducing Overdose Deaths
Opioid prescribing has fallen by nearly 50% over the past 10 years, but opioid-related overdose deaths continue to ...
MARCH 6, 2024
California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Insurance to Cover Low-Cost Naloxone
A bill that would require California insurers to cover the cost of OTC naloxone was vetoed by the state’s ...
OCTOBER 31, 2023
FDA Approves RiVive OTC Naloxone Treatment
The FDA approved the second nonprescription naloxone product.
AUGUST 1, 2023
‘We Are Saving Lives’: The Long Journey to FDA Approval for OTC Naloxone
Efforts to increase access to naloxone—even for harm reduction programs—were still meeting distribution ...
APRIL 4, 2023
FDA Approves OTC Version of Opioid Overdose Reversal Agent
The FDA approved the OTC version of naloxone nasal spray to rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
MARCH 29, 2023
FDA: Risks to Patients Exposed to Xylazine in Illicit Drugs
Xylazine is not approved for human use and may result in serious and life-threatening AEs that appear to be similar ...
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
FDA Investigating OTC Availability of Naloxone Products
The FDA wants companies to develop OTC naloxone products to make it easier for people to have access to these ...
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Expanded Telehealth Services for OUD During the Pandemic Lessened Overdose Risk in Medicare Beneficiaries
Virtual care for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries decreased odds of ...
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
COVID-19 Death Toll: More than Just SARS-CoV-2
More than 100,000 people in the United States died from a drug overdose between April 2020 to April 2021.
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Telehealth Spurs Naloxone During COVID-19
Against the backdrop of a dual opioid epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic, institutions have been rolling out telehealth ...
AUGUST 23, 2021
Medication-Assisted Treatments Underused in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
Medication treatment of opioid use disorder after a nonfatal opioid overdose is underutilized when compared with ...
AUGUST 27, 2018
