Administration: Lay the person on their back. Hold your thumb on the bottom of the nasal spray’s plunger and put your first and middle fingers on each side of the nozzle. Tilt the person's head back slightly an
Reversal of respiratory depression by partial agonists or mixed agonist/antagonists, such as buprenorphine and pentazocine, may be incomplete and require higher doses of naloxone hydrochloride or repeated administration of NARCAN Nasal Spray using a new nasal spray [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)]...
Emergent BioSolutions Inc., maker ofNarcan, a nasal-spray form of naloxone, said Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked an application it submitted for an over-the-counter version of its widely used opioid-reversal nasal spray. The company said it had been working o...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan, an overdose-reversing nasal spray, for over-the-counter, non-prescription sale, the agency announced Wednesday. The FDA green light marks the first naloxone product approved for use without a prescription. Naloxone rapidly reverses the eff...
But some participants were confused by the five-step instructions because they were split across the side and back panels of the carton, said Millie Shah, senior pharmacist at the FDA division that monitors errors in administering medicine. This confusion could result in delayed admi...
Important Administration Instructions NARCAN Nasal Spray is for intranasal use only. No additional device assembly is required. Because treatment of suspected opioid overdose must be performed by someone other than the patient, instruct the prescription recipient to inform those around them about the pres...