The FDA recently approved Opvee, a new opioid overdose reversal nasal spray that is similar to Narcan but contains nalmefene, the first reversal drug to do so. Currently, Opvee is available by prescription.
The opioid reversal drug Narcan is available over the counter without a prescription, and many harm reduction organizations in our state continue to distribute it.
Lewis Nelson, MD, chair of emergency medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, is quoted in this article and notes the effectiveness and availability of Narcan as another tool to save lives.
Dr. Nelson, who has participated in multiple PDFNJ learning activities, recently provided an overview on the current state of the opioid crisis in the Knock Out Opioid Abuse Learning Series. I encourage you to watch and share this video of Dr. Nelson sharing important and lifesaving information: