Take Home Naloxone kits to be more readily available
A lifesaving drug will soon be easier to access.
The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Physicians made administrative bylaw changes, which will make Naloxone, a drug used to combat opioid overdoses, more available to the public.
Naloxone was previously only available from a pharmacist. The administrative changes make it possible for naloxone to be issued without a pharmacist, and in locations other than a pharmacy.
“We want to ensure naloxone is more readily available where and when it is needed without barriers,” Saskatchewan Health Minister Jim Reiter said in a prepared statement. “This change allows our community based organizations to play a key role in getting [take home naloxone] kits into the hands of individuals at risk.”