FDA tackles opioid crisis with OTC Narcan approval
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 30, 2023
On March 29, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the first nonprescription, “over-the-counter” (OTC) naloxone nasal spray, Narcan. Between 1999 and 2021, overdose deaths from synthetic opioids excluding methadone increased 97-fold, and prescription opioid overdose deaths increased 4.9-fold,
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