The opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan will soon be available over-the-counter at a cost of about ... SHEILA VAKHARIA: For some people, $44 is a small price to pay to have access to the medication.

Over-the-counter Narcan could mean that more people have the medicine on hand during the crucial minutes of an overdose. At the same time, public health experts say that efforts to improve ...

The FDA approved ibuprofen as a prescription drug in 1974. Ten years later it removed obstacles to people buying it over the counter. If adults are competent to buy and use ibuprofen with proper ...

“I think of other medications that are similar, like nicotine replacement therapy, for people who are trying to stop smoking, is something that’s available over the counter, but it’s also ...

“Yet most young people who overdose never receive Narcan and are pulseless by the time EMS arrives,” he said. “Making it available over the counter will provide a new avenue of ...

Young people often start off with contraception they can buy over-the-counter, and other such methods, including condoms, are much less effective than pills, which prevent pregnancy 93 percent of ...