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12.7 Percent of Adults Using Fentanyl or Heroin Report Ever Using Xylazine

MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – A considerable proportion of adults reporting illegally manufactured fentanyl (IMF) or heroin use also use xylazine, according to research published in the July 4 issue of the...

FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Alerts Health Care Professionals of Risks to Patients Exposed to Xylazine in Illicit Drugs

November 8, 2022 --  Health care professionals should be cautious of possible xylazine inclusion in fentanyl, heroin, and other illicit drug overdoses, as naloxone may not be able to reverse its ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Alerts Health Care Professionals of Risks to Patients Exposed to Xylazine in Illicit Drugs

November 8, 2022 --  Health care professionals should be cautious of possible xylazine inclusion in fentanyl, heroin, and other illicit drug overdoses, as naloxone may not be able to reverse its ...

Narcan (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray 2mg Approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration

January 25, 2017 – Dublin, Ireland – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Narcan Nasal Spray as a 2mg formulation for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid ove...

FDA Approves Evzio (naloxone) Hand-Held Auto-Injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose

April 3, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an...

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