Bill would make over-the-counter Narcan affordable through health insurance

Amid renewed concerns over the opioid crisis, legislation that would require insurance companies to cover the cost of the over-the-counter form of overdose-reversal drug Narcan is a step away from ... Read More

Narcan Set To Become Available Over-The-Counter—Which Means Insurance ...

Topline Over-the-counter Narcan and other naloxone nasal sprays are expected to hit pharmacies and online drugstores as early as next month, and although some insurance companies may not continue ... Read More

Over-the-counter Narcan: How much the opioid overdose drug naloxone ...

When Narcan finally becomes available over-the-counter later this year, the price may put the lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug out of reach for many people. Read More

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan to reverse overdoses

While health insurance plans don’t typically cover over-the-counter drugs, advocates and experts are pressing to make that happen. Read More

F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales

The nasal spray reverses opioid overdoses and public health officials hope that making it more widely available could save lives and reduce the nation’s high rates of drug fatalities. Read More

Narcan, soon available over the counter, is covered by some but not all ...

Massachusetts residents who have private insurance through Harvard Pilgrim Health Care or Tufts Health Plan will have to pay for Narcan purchased over the counter, but generic versions of naloxone ... Read More

FDA approves Narcan for over-the-counter use - Healthcare Dive

It’s the first time a naloxone-based therapy for opioid overdoses has been cleared for use without a prescription, potentially helping to improve access. Read More

How to make over-the-counter birth control affordable | STAT

T he Food and Drug Administration recently approved Opill, the first over-the-counter access birth control pill, in a monumental and long overdue win for reproductive and public health care. Read More

OTC naloxone: FDA opens door to make opioid overdose ... - NBC News

The Food and Drug Administration is pushing for drugmakers to apply for over-the-counter approval for naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote. Read More

Drug overdose antidote Narcan goes over-the-counter

The FDA approved the over-the-counter sale of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan on Wednesday, a move that will enable people to buy it without a prescription. Read More