MedPage Today March 31, 2023
— Education about the availability and need for naloxone is critical, expert says
This week’s FDA approval of the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone product (Narcan) for the treatment of opioid overdoses was broadly praised, but medical and industry experts expressed caution about expanding access and its potential to address the overdose crisis.
“We have nearly 200 Americans dying every day as a result of opioid-involved overdose,” said Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, of Stanford University School of Medicine and chair of the Council on Addiction Psychiatry for the American Psychiatric Association (APA). “Anything that we can do to make overdose reversal possible is a step in the right direction.”
Most statements from medical societies and other organizations, including the American...
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