The FDA approved over-the-counter marketing and sales of Narcan in March, and it started arriving in stores in early September, with a suggested retail price of $44.99 for a two-dose package with a three-year shelf life.
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids. It’s sold
Experts worry that its unpredictable retail price, sporadic availability on store shelves, or general consumer confusion about potentially having to ask a pharmacist to retrieve it will mean that fewer people than expected will purchase Narcan to have it at the ready when an opioid overdose occurs.
Seventy-five thousand healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente locations across five states and Washington, D.C., walked off the job to demand an end to staffing shortages.
The FDA approved over-the-counter marketing and sales of Narcan in March, and it started arriving in stores in early September, with a suggested retail price of $44.99 for a two-dose package with a three-year shelf life.