Robert Locklear: Improvised naloxone nasal sprays lack evidence of absorption and effect

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Improvised naloxone nasal sprays lack evidence of absorption and effect

Naloxone hydrochloride is a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a nasal naloxone product to replace those improvised kits.The authors of a new study point out that there isn’t enough information available on improvised nasal naloxone kits to warrant this level of acceptance.