Vital Signs: Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing — United States, 2012–2018 | MMWR

Vital Signs: Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing — United States, 2012–2018 | MMWR

• Prescriptions for naloxone, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, doubled from 2017 to 2018—according to the latest Vital Signs report.
• Despite progress, only 1 naloxone prescription is dispensed for every 70 high-dose opioid prescriptions; taking high-dose opioids increases the risk for overdose.
• States and communities can work with healthcare providers to expand naloxone access for at-risk patients and promote the benefits of prescribing, dispensing, and carrying naloxone