«A person who has
received naloxone never wants to have that experience again,» she says.
Of these 51 patients, 73 percent had
received a naloxone rescue kit either in the emergency department or elsewhere, such as a detox facility, and approximately one third of the reported opioid use in the last 30 days.
Among other things in the past year or so, thousands of people have
received naloxone training from the county to revive those on the verge of overdose deaths, although the speed of fentanyl's potentially deadly action poses a challenge to responders, she said.
The uninsured and those without prescription coverage can already
receive naloxone for free through the state's opioid overdose prevention programs.
Not exact matches
«While we are disappointed to have not
received approval at this time, we intend to continue to work with the FDA to address their concerns in the CRL and hope to bring Intranasal
Naloxone to the market as soon as possible,» said CEO Jack Zhang in a statement.
She said the drug could be strong enough to stop a person from breathing even after they've
received a dose of
naloxone, by effectively outlasting the antidote.
Twenty or so persons came out, each
receiving a free nasal
naloxone kit.
They will
receive a free kit containing two
naloxone doses provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).
«Support groups for families of people who use opioids are promising venues to conduct overdose prevention trainings, because attendees are motivated to
receive training and will use
naloxone to rescue people when witnessing an overdose.
«This is the first research project to investigate if having law enforcement officers equipped with
naloxone and trained to refer victims to drug rehabilitation will encourage more people to call 911 and
receive treatment,» said Peter Davidson, PhD, lead study author and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.