Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He covers the Food and Drug Administration, with a special focus on Covid vaccines, prescription drug pricing and health care. He previously covered the biotech and pharmaceutical industry with CNBC.
Walgreens said Wednesday that it will sell its own generic version of over-the-counter Narcan, the lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug that first rolled out to drugstore shelves last fall. Its version of the antidote, a drug called naloxone, will cost $34.99 for two doses, $10 cheaper than the brand-name version from Emergent BioSolutions that’s also sold at Walgreens and other major pharmacy chains across the U.S.
If given quickly enough, the antidote can reverse overdoses from fentanyl and other opioids, including heroin and prescription painkillers. The medication will be in the pain aisle, the company said. The launch comes after Emergent’s over-the-counter version hit store shelves in September. Experts said that rollout didn’t go smoothly, primarily due to the product's inconsistent placement in stores, compounded by its steep price point of $44.99 for a pack of two. Dr.
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