NEW: The FDA approves selling Narcan without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.
Advocates believe it's important to get naloxone to the people who are most likely to be around overdoses, including people who use drugs and their relatives.DOES THE FDA APPROVAL MEAN I CAN BUY IT AT CVS, WALGREENS OR RITEAID?Other brands of naloxone and injectable forms will not yet be available over the counter, but they could be soon.
The drug is also distributed by community organizations that serve people who use drugs, though it's not easily accessible to everyone who needs it. Now, he said, some people are concerned about getting naloxone at pharmacies because their insurers will know they're getting it.
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