Open AccessThe Rising Price of Naloxone — Risks to Efforts to Stem Overdose Deaths
Author(s) -
Ravi Gupta,
Nilay D. Shah,
Joseph S. Ross
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmp1609578
Subject(s) - (+) naloxone , opioid overdose , medicine , opioid , medical emergency , receptor
As experts and public officials have called for expanding the use of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, its price has risen dramatically. Though its relatively slow adoption may be due largely to stigma and lack of familiarity, another reason may be the cost.
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