Narcan Is Now Over-the-Counter, Now What?
<p>Itis pretty hard to access the life-saving, and quite frankly miracle drug that is <a href="https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/naloxone" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">naloxone</a>; a familiar brand name being Narcan. Due to so, a recent move from the federal government has now made Narcan available over-the-counter. This is great, but it’s not enough.</p>
<p>Now that Narcan, the opioid antagonist and overdose reversal drug, is available over-the-counter, many deaths will not occur. Lives will be saved. However (<em>a “however” politically seems to be all too common these days</em>), this only addresses the literal, physical inaccessibility of Narcan. What keeps Narcan still inaccessible to most is the financial barrier. The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/health/narcan-otc-price.html#:~:text=Narcan's%20manufacturer%2C%20Emergent%20BioSolutions%2C%20declined,charging%20about%20%2447.50%20a%20box." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">average cost</a> of over-the-counter Narcan is nearly $50 a box. Each box contains a one-usage, administering device.</p>
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