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The nasal spray version of naloxone is already available without a prescription in all states. But switching it to over-the-counter status would allow it to be sold in vending machines, supermarkets and other locations.
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Emergent BioSolutions has applied to the FDA to sell the opioid overdose-reversal drug over the counter. Addiction experts say it may be a key step to lower fentanyl deaths.
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The Tallahassee-area drug treatment program received 800 doses of Kloxxado, an 8-milligram internasal naloxone that is similar to Narcan but double the dose.
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Three health facilities have been fighting the opioid crisis for several years and are the only providers of naloxone in the county.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody announced that as part of the settlement, Walmart has agreed to dispense 672,000 naloxone kits to first responders.
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The plan is for health departments in all 67 counties to have kits with two Narcan nasal sprays that can be administered without a health care provider.
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Community activists blitzed beaches and warned spring breakers of a surge in recreational drugs cut with the dangerous synthetic opioid.
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A new wave of opioid deaths, fueled by fentanyl, is raising old fears in Palm Beach County. Meantime, sheriff's office policy on naloxone is an outlier in the state.
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Opioid overdoses have been a major problem in Florida for years. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is even more dangerous. Health workers are trying to distribute overdose kits as widely as they can.
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The bill would allow naloxone to be administered by school staff trained to recognize an opioid overdose.