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Narcan nasal spray, which can be used to stop opioid overdoses. State funds for Narcan are running low, so prices will be raised across Massachusetts. PHOTO COURTESY NARCAN/ADAPT PHARMA

Naloxone prices increase for first responders

Sarika Ram April 9, 2018
For first responders, the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone is more expensive than it has been in years. This past fall, a state fund discounting naloxone for first responders depleted, doubling the price of Narcan — a brand name of naloxone nasal spray — to $71 per box of two units for police and fire departments across the state.
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