including antidotes for toxins, infectious diseases, biological agents, and drug toxicities. There are many important markets in the pharmaceutical industry that address patient needs. But one market ...

the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan. “The FDA remains committed to addressing the ...

14 This made it a cornerstone in treating various poisonings, from accidental ingestions to drug overdoses. 15 Atropine, on ...

Opioid antidote Narcan can save lives ... The American Medical Association on Wednesday said it hopes the drug is covered at little or no cost to consumers. “There are many over-the-counter ...

Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to discuss whether a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan should be made available over-the-counter. The ...

Scientists have now developed a more universal treatment that can counter the effects of drug overdoses, a compound called Pillar[6]MaxQ (P6AS). Reporting in the journal Chem, scientists have shown ...

Even then, nalmefene wasn’t a new drug — the FDA approved it in 1995 as an injectable opioid antidote. The manufacturer pulled it from the market in 2008 for commercial reasons. “The longer ...

The drug is laced in other drugs such as cocaine ... Nalmefene was first approved for use in the United States as an overdose antidote in the mid-1990s. (That version is no longer on the market.) ...

White House officials say more than 250 companies, universities, labor groups and other organizations have joined a national effort to reduce drug overdose deaths. They’ve agreed to stock free ...