Purdue Pharma LP’s proposed bankruptcy settlement would launch a company dedicated to developing an OTC naloxone and to sell “millions of doses” of the emergency opioid overdose product at low or no cost.
Purdue's Support For OTC Naloxone Would Continue In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt Purdue proposes continued funding for developing OTC naloxone product through firm to sell ‘millions of doses’ of the emergency opioid overdose product at low or no cost. Harm Reduction Therapeutics, which previously received funding from Purdue, has pushed back target date for NDA until early 2021 for its OTC naloxone nasal spray.

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