INTRANASAL NALOXONE SOON TO BECOME PART OF EVOLVING CLINICAL PRACTICE AROUND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION

摘要

Naloxone is a life-saving drug, but some current practices involving intransal admsinistration are questionable. However, recent developments mean at least one intranasal preparation is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration addressing some of these concerns. Nevertheless, instranasal forms need to be cheap and should not delay upscaling the use of other forms where intranasal naloxone is not yet approved.