An Ohio law allowing pharmacists to provide the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone without a prescription led to a 2,328% increase in orders dispensed there, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Ohio Study Shows Access To Naloxone Soars Without Rx Requirement
JAMA study finds that removing Rx requirement for naloxone in Ohio resulted in a 2,328% increase in orders of the drug dispensed since 2015. Michael Hufford, CEO of a company working on an OTC switch for a naloxone nasal spray, says the results show urgent need for a low-cost OTC product.
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