The spray is impressively effective. A recent study by Brigham and Women's hospital in Massachusetts found that over 93 percent of people given naloxone survived their overdose. It is used by inserting the nozzle of the drug into the nose and spraying it. Narcan, also known as naloxone, is an opioid antagonist. Price is determined by Narcan's manufacturer, Emergent BioSolutions.ĭr Califf said: 'We encourage the manufacturer to make accessibility to the product a priority by making it available as soon as possible and at an affordable price.' And even without the necessity of a doctor's order, many people feel reluctant to approach a pharmacist for the medication, wary of the stima attached to drug misuse.įDA leadership cannot guarantee that the medication will be free or even cheap. The cost of a single naloxone rescue kit ranges from approximately $22-$60 for intranasal kits. Narcan is already available without a prescription in all 50 states, where state leaders have issued standing orders for pharmacists to sell the drug to anyone who asks for it.īut not all pharmacies carry it and those that do must keep it behind the counter. Fentanyl related deaths in the US continue to spiral out of control

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