Rite Aid to Offer Naloxone Without Prescription in 13 States
30 August 2016 - 12:10AM
Business Wire
Lifesaving Opioid Antidote Can Now Be Purchased
at More Than 2,500 Rite Aid Pharmacies
Rite Aid announced today that naloxone, a medication that can be
used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is now available
at their pharmacies in 13 states without a prescription, subject to
state regulations. Previously, naloxone, which can be administered
by injection or nasal spray, was only available with a physician’s
prescription.
Naloxone is now available for purchase without patient specific
prescriptions at Rite Aid pharmacies in 13 states including:
Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana,
Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York,
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
“As a community healthcare provider, we have a responsibility to
do our part in the fight against opioid abuse and that’s why Rite
Aid has made it a priority to expand access to this life-saving
medication in the communities we serve,” said Jocelyn Konrad, Rite
Aid executive vice president of pharmacy. “By making naloxone
available without a prescription at our pharmacies, we are doing
our part to help save lives and address the issue of opioid abuse
in our country.”
Opioid misuse and abuse continues to be an in issue in the
United States; according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, in 2014, opioid overdoses were involved in 28,647
deaths, more than any year on record.
Rite Aid is committed to making naloxone more accessible in the
communities it serves. To date, the Company has trained more than
10,000 pharmacists on naloxone dispensing. Rite Aid is also working
to expand its naloxone dispensing program in other states served by
the Company where naloxone is currently only available with a
prescription.
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation's leading
drugstore chains with nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the
District of Columbia and fiscal 2016 annual revenues of $30.7
billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background
and press releases, is available through the company's website at
www.riteaid.com.
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