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Emergent BioSolutions scores FDA advisory panel’s vote to sell opioid overdose drug Narcan without prescription

February 16, 2023

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) could soon see its opioid overdose drug made more widely available after a regulatory advisory panel endorsed its use as an emergency over-the-counter treatment. The Food and Drug Administration’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee voted in a joint meeting Wednesday to recommend that Narcan Nasal Spray, Emergent’s opioid overdose antidote currently available with a prescription, be made available without requiring a doctor’s order.

Article Source: Washington Business Journal

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