FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan for opioid overdose reversal.

The FDA has approved the sale of Narcan, an overdose-reversal drug, without a prescription, making it more accessible to consumers who could buy the medication at stores without a prescription or pharmacist's recommendation. Narcan is used to counteract fentanyl and opioid overdoses. Making naloxone available more widely is seen as a key strategy to control a nationwide overdose crisis, which has been linked to more than 100,000 U.S. deaths a year. The majority of those deaths are tied to opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl that can take multiple doses of naloxone to reverse.