Narcan

Researchers develop wearable sensor that could administer Narcan to prevent overdoes deaths

By Laura Lovett 03:23 pm July 30, 2019

The opioid epidemic has devastated the US with soaring rates of overdoses. While the drug Narcan can be used as an antidote for opioid overdoses, if a patient is alone they cannot always administer the medication. Now researchers from Purdue University are looking to tackle this problem with a wearable system that will release the antidote automatically. “A lot of time patients who overdoes are...

Customers can now get Narcan through telemedicine platform HeyDoctor

By Laura Lovett 02:36 pm January 31, 2019

This morning San Francisco-based telemedicine platform HeyDoctor announced that its customers will now be able to receive naloxone, including Narcan, through its website and mobile app. Users will first go through a text chat-based consultation with a physician on HeyDoctor about how and when to use the medication, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The prescription can then be...