Arkansas law leads to increase in naloxone, the drug used to treat opioid overdoses

Arkansas law leads to increase in naloxone, the drug used to treat opioid overdoses

The number of Arkansans covered by Medicaid or private insurance who filled a prescription for naloxone increased 340% following the passage of a law requiring an anti-overdose medication to be prescribed to patients receiving high doses of naloxone. opioids, according to an analysis by the Arkansas Center. for the improvement of health. According to the …

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