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SUBMITTER: Freeman PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6167017 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Freeman Patricia R PR Hankosky Emily R ER Lofwall Michelle R MR Talbert Jeffery C JC
Drug and alcohol dependence 20180830
Opioid overdose deaths have been on the rise in the United States since 1999. Naloxone is a competitive opioid antagonist that rapidly reverses opioid overdose. The implementation of naloxone access laws and development of naloxone formulations that can be administered by laypersons have coincided with changes in the landscape of naloxone availability in the United States. Using data from IQVIA's National Prescription Audit<sup>®</sup> we present the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed qu ...[more]