Colorado Allows Pharmacies to Dispense Naloxone Without a Prescription as Overdose Deaths Climb

Coming at a time when heroin and opioid overdoses are gripping the nation, a new Colorado law allows pharmacies to sell naloxone without a prescription. A number of states are allowing measures like Colorado’s to combat increasing overdose death rates associated with prescription opioid and heroin abuse.

NABP’s AWAR_XE^® Prescription Drug Safety Program is working to reduce opioid and heroin overdose deaths by educating the public on prescription drug abuse and misuse. The program’s website offers resources such as facts on the dangers of prescription drug abuse, informational flyers and posters, and a Locator Tool to help consumers find prescription drug disposal programs near them.