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Naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse the adverse ... but more than one dose might be required. The drug isn’t dangerous if given to someone who isn’t overdosing on an opioid.

No one wants to witness an opioid overdose, but everyone should know what to do if they encounter a person suffering from an ...

Overdose reversal drugs could play a major role in continuing a downward trend of fatal opioid overdoses. But some harm ...

Making naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose that ... Naloxone, which is commonly used as a nasal spray, reverses an overdose by blocking the effects of opioids.

The Food and Drug Administration approved use of a naloxone nasal spray without a prescription last year, a move the agency said was designed to make the medication readily available in drugstores ...

The new research's "significant increase" in layperson naloxone usage underscores the drug's evolving role in ... from accessing naloxone."Narcan nasal spray has been a multibillion-dollar ...

NOW THEY RAISE AWARENESS AROUND THE REGION AND HAND OUT THE LIFE SAVING DRUG. I THINK IT ... Medical Technicians.Naloxone, which is commonly used as a nasal spray, reverses an overdose by blocking ...