Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved Narcan, a nasal-spray form of the opioid-overdose-reversing drug naloxone, without a prescription over-the-counter. This is a ...

Several major pharmacy store chains plan to make the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan available nationwide without a prescription starting in early September. Narcan, the nasal spray brand of ...

A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration this week voted unanimously in favor of making Narcan, a nasal-spray version of the generic drug naloxone, available without a prescription.

Over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray is expected to show up in local stores this week, the latest attempt to quell the nation's drug overdose crisis — which killed an estimated 109,000 lives last ...

It arrives in many stores next week, no prescription necessary. By Jan Hoffman and Noah Weiland Narcan, the first opioid overdose reversal medication approved for over-the-counter purchase ...

Narcan can be used by a bystander or friend if someone is overdosing on opioids. Here's how to get it, who should carry it, and how to use it. Jessica Rendall Former Wellness Reporter Jessica was ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Health officials warn that extremely cold weather could render lifesaving overdose reversal drug Narcan ineffective. Nationally, overdose deaths declined by 14% ...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, with just 4 milligrams, can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. “I’m pretty passionate about Narcan and ...

A public access naloxone program spearheaded by Harvard students will come to fruition in the coming weeks, as the MBTA today announced a plan to provide Narcan — the most common brand name for ...

The city of Gary installed its first Narcan vending machine at the Adam Benjamin Jr. Metro Center on March 21, and the health department plans to install additional machines throughout the city.