Production issues with Pfizer’s injectable version of naloxone, a lifesaving overdose reversal drug, has caused a shortage of the drug, affecting healthcare providers across the country, The Boston ...

Since it began more than two decades ago, the opioid epidemic has taken an enormous toll on people’s lives. In 2022 alone, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 80,000 ...

The city of Columbia placed several 24/7 naloxone boxes across fire departments and community centers to combat opioid overdose deaths.

Figure illustrates the proportion of Medicaid managed care plans (MCP) in state covering at least one generic injectable or generic or brand intranasal naloxone formulation without any restrictions.

Every 11 minutes someone in America dies from an opioid overdose. But there is a solution, public health officials say: Carry naloxone, even if you don’t think you know anyone who uses opioids.

The FDA approved the first nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector (Zurnai) for use as an emergency treatment for opioid overdose in adults and children 12 years of age and older, the agency announced ...

In the event of an opioid overdose, naloxone can restore normal breath to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped — potentially saving a life, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

The U.S. Surgeon General issued a rare national advisory Thursday urging more Americans to carry naloxone, a drug used to revive people overdosing on opioids. Naloxone is a medication designed to ...

The district said the investment, which is around $21,435.60, was made possible through the support of the county, the Nash ...

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A new study found that almost all plans in 40 states and Washington, DC covered at least one form of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, although certain restrictions and quantity limits may ...