The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted over-the-counter (OTC) sales status to Narcan, a move that health ...

Amid the worsening U.S. overdose crisis, experts say that Narcan is a key tool in preventing more deaths. Now, Narcan will ...

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: People will no longer need a prescription to buy Narcan. That's a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses. The Food and Drug Administration announced this morning that it has ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be ...

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A huge opioid settlement ...

According to FDA, prescription Narcan is currently the most commonly sold emergency treatment for opioid overdose in United States pharmacies. It was first approved in 2015 to treat known or ...

In Massachusetts, for example, Narcan was already available in pharmacies without a prescription. Those states have all made addressing the opioid epidemic a priority, supporting efforts with ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose reversal ... in the United States only as a prescription drug, though many states have ...

Doctors praised the move to make naloxone more accessible as the national opioid crisis continues, but they are concerned the drug could be too expensive without a prescription. “This is a great ...

marking the first time a opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) The drug was initially approved in 2015 for prescription use but has now been ...

Photo provided by St. Louis County The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the over-the-counter use of ...