Walgreens to offer cheaper opioid overdose drug

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Walgreens to offer cheaper opioid overdose *****

A person rides past a Walgreens truck, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 26, 2021.

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Walgreens on Wednesday said it will offer its own cheaper version of the

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opioid overdose reversal spray naloxone. The ***** is available online and will be in all stores at the end of the month. 

The ***** store retailer aims to boost the availability of the life-saving medication in the U.S. as the nation grapples with the toll of the opioid epidemic and attempts to bring down alarmingly high ***** fatality rates.

More than 645,000 people ***** from overdoses involving any opioid, including prescription and illicit opioids, from 1999 to 2021, according to the latest data from the Centers for ******** Control and Prevention.

Naloxone can temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose from opioids, including ******* and fentanyl, when administered in time. The ***** blocks the effects of opioids on the brain, restoring normal breathing and preventing ******.

Despite naloxone’s efficacy, access to the treatment “******** limited in many communities,” according to a Walgreens release. 

The company said it will sell a two-dose pack of “Walgreens Brand Naloxone” for $34.99. That’s around $10 cheaper than the

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, which became the first prescription-free version of naloxone to win Food and ***** Administration approval last year. Previously, patients needed a prescription to access naloxone.

“That was a concerted decision to really do everything we can to increase accessibility, not just in terms of quantity and availability, but also in price,” Dr. Priya Mammen, senior medical director in Walgreens’ Office of Clinical Integrity, told CNBC in an interview. 

The company said the launch of its prescription-free naloxone nasal spray comes after the FDA’s

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of the product. It is the

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equivalent of over-the-counter Narcan, which Walgreens currently offers in its stores.

Mammen hopes that Walgreens can help reduce the stigma associated with ***** overdoses and naloxone use. 

The ***** “is not just for some people. It’s a life-saving medication that can intervene on anyone at any age, anytime, and it’s something that families, individuals and communities can empower themselves by having it available and can be part of the solution,” she said. 

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