For the first time ever, you can buy the Narcan nasal spray over-the-counter at major grocery stores and pharmacies across the country.
“6/27/2019. A male in his twenties. 2:45pm. I gave him two Narcans,” Pichardo said.
On Friday, she showed top health officials and federal workers how to do the same during a demonstration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters.Right now, the Narcan nasal spray is available without a prescription at major retailers like CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Walmart.
“Until this week, it was nearly impossible for someone to easily have access to this to help save a life,” Secretary Xavier Becerra at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said. Each box of Narcan is roughly $45 with two doses of the medication inside. But many advocates believe that’s still too expensive.“A $44.99 price tag is still out of reach for many Americans who need access to the lifesaving medication. We need to start working with the companies to bring that price down as much as possible,” Ryan Hampton, executive director at Mobilized Recovery, said.
NOW: Dr. Gupta is on stage now with a community member during the training. He walks through one of the steps to giving Narcan and the symptoms to look for.
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