Narcan

New York City is making headlines once again. This time for a groundbreaking initiative aimed at supporting drug users. Recently, city health officials revealed the city's very first public health vending machine, located in Brooklyn. The vending machine, as reported by the NY Post, provides...

Narcan Vending Machine At California University Santa Clara University (SCU) is installing a free on-campus vending machine that dispenses canisters of the FDA-approved Narcan, a life-saving medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose when administered quickly, reported The Mercury News. According...

As the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll across the country, Minnesota lawmakers are advocating for schools to have access to naloxone, a life-saving medicine that can reverse a fentanyl overdose when administered quickly, reported CBS News. Under the new proposal, each school would be...

Narcan, the prescription nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses can now be sold over the counter (OTC), said the FDA on Wednesday, reported the NY Times, thereby authorizing a move that has been long-sought by public health officials, treatment experts, ...

The Food and Drug Administration has determined that certain naloxone products like Narcan are safe enough to potentially be sold without a prescription. Narcan, a brand name for naloxone, is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids, usually in the case of an...