Naloxone reverses an overdose for up to about 90 minutes, but opioids can stay in the system for longer, so it’s still important for the person to receive medical attention after receiving the drug.

Naloxone is best known by the brand name Narcan, which is available over the counter. Ward continued working with End Overdose, eventually becoming a co-founder of one of their first campus groups.

The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, will be available in retail stores and online as soon as next week, its manufacturer said Wednesday.

Some seem to believe that the OTC status will make naloxone more affordable, more available, and less stigmatized. But OTC status will not meaningfully improve naloxone access for people who need ...

A medicine called naloxone is available for Australians to take home in case of an opioid overdose. Here's how it works, when you should have it on hand and when you should use it.

With naloxone, those symptoms might last 30 to 40 minutes. Dr. Lewis Nelson of Rutgers University says those problems can last six hours or more with nalmefene, requiring extra treatment and ...

Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose in as few as one to three minutes. When that happens, normal breathing patterns begin to return, and patients become more conscious unless other drugs are ...

How to Use Narcan to Save a Life Jan Hoffman Reporting on the opioid crisis. Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray, is now approved for over-the-counter sales and should be widely available by late summer.