Health Canada Statement on Change in Federal Prescription Status of Naloxone

Health Canada today proposed a change to make naloxone more widely available to Canadians in support of efforts to address the growing number of opioid overdoses. After taking the unprecedented step of initiating a review of the drug's prescription status, Health Canada has put forward an amendment to the prescription drug list to allow non-prescription use of naloxone specifically for emergency use for opioid overdose outside hospital settings. The product labelling would be revised and training would be required for those potentially administering the drug. A consultation seeking views on this proposal has been launched.
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - Category: American Health Authors: Source Type: news