Announcements
(February 7, 2023) The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) has announced new officers and members of its Board of Directors.
Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FACP, FSCT, FASCO, has been elected to a three-year term as Chair of the FDA…
(December 19, 2022) The Independent Expert Panel for Tobacco today submitted its recommendations to Commissioner Robert Califf at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Operational Evaluation of Certain Components of FDA’s Tobacco Program was…
(December 15, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) is launching the Real-world Accelerator to Improve the Standard of collection and curation of race and Ethnicity data in health care (RAISE). The initiative, funded by the Food…
Coverage
AN OVER-THE-COUNTER NASAL spray version of Narcan, the medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, was officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration today, March 29.
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Narcan, the lifesaving nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, has been approved for purchase without a prescription, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday.
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If Narcan, the nasal spray that saves lives by reversing opioid overdoses, receives approval to be sold over the counter, public health officials hope the palm-size plunger could one day become as commonplace as a kitchen fire extinguisher.
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