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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

At the moment only certain professionals can dish out the drugs – and they need a prescription. EXCL: Antidote to drug 1,000 times stronger than heroin could be rolled out ‘like defibrillators in ...

THE BITE of a black mamba (pictured) causes respiratory muscular paralysis. And death. Disturb a Russell’s viper and the encounter may lead to kidney damage and excess bleeding. And death. As to ...