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Overdose reversal drug Narcan will be available to buy over-the-counter starting in September

(NEW YORK) -- The overdose reversal drug Narcan will be available for over-the-counter purchase starting in September, its manufacturer announced Wednesday.Biotech company Emergent BioSolutions Inc. said the nasal spray has been shipped to pharmacies, drugstores and grocery stores as well as online retailers with ...
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Nonprofit hits Coachella with lifesaving fentanyl test strips, Narcan

(INDIO, Calif.) -- At Coachella, a group of independent volunteers handed out fentanyl test strips and carried the overdose treatment Narcan in an effort to curb overdoses related to the deadly synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin.The nonprofit Team Awareness ...
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Virginia toddler found unresponsive had to be revived with Narcan, police say

(MANASSAS, Va.) -- Two Virginia women were arrested after a toddler was found unresponsive and had to be revived with Narcan, according to law enforcement officials.First responders answered calls at a home in Manassas, Virginia, for an unresponsive 2-year-old boy on Friday, the Manassas ...
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FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan to reduce drug overdoses

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the overdose reversal drug Narcan for over-the-counter use on Wednesday-- a milestone decision that advocates said will make it easier to save lives amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.Narcan, made by the company Emergent BioSolutions, ...
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K9 Narcan kits donated to Sheriff’s Office

Two K9 Narcan kits have been donated to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department by the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s.According to a press release, Narcan, the name brand of the drug Naloxone, reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Since the Sheriff’s Department ...
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Pine Bluff Emergency Responders receive Narcan Kits

Emergency responders in Pine Bluff have a new tool to help drug overdose victims.Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services has received Naloxone Hydrochloride Kits, commonly known as Narcan, a drug used by first responders to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.Firefighters have been ...