Look for the First OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray

May 2023

Your patients will have another option for home naloxone as Narcan 4 mg nasal spray makes the Rx-to-OTC switch.

This OTC naloxone will be the same as the original Rx.

Expect to see OTC naloxone later this summer in pharmacies, gas stations, online, etc. But it’ll take time for OTC generic nasal sprays to pop up...and other doses and forms will remain Rx-only for now.

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