Overdose-reversing drug can now be sold over the counter, including in Kentucky
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In 2021, more than 2,000 Kentuckians died from a drug overdose.
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Louisville families, addiction recovery groups applauding FDA's approval for over-the-counter Narcan
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.
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