Sacramento – California residents are currently eligible to purchase naloxone, a generic drug for Narcan, a drug used for opioid overdose. For $24 through the state’s prescription website Calrx, Gavin Newsom’s Office said in a release Monday.
“A life-saving drug should not come with a life-changing price. Calx is about making essential drugs like naloxone that are affordable and accessible to everyone, rather than a privileged minority,” Newsom said in the release.
Naloxone is an easy-to-use nasal spray that can reverse drug overdose and save lives. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States Anyone at risk of overdose or who knows who is at risk of overdose, says that naloxone should be carried in an emergency.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that a Calrx branded commercially available naloxone HCl 4 milligram nose spray twin pack is now available to all Californians in California at $24 per carton, almost half the standard market price.
(Governor’s Press Office)
The move expanded the program launched last year, making it free and in large quantities available to eligible organizations such as nonprofits, universities and first responders. The state has paid $24 per unit for two doses, down from the $41 billed by previous suppliers, saving $17 million since May 2024. Savings Tracker.
Preliminary data up to June 2024 shows a Reduction The first death from synthetic opioid overdose in California since 2018, says Newsom’s Office. The decline could not contribute to one factor, but comprehensive efforts to tackle crises involving fentanyl and other opioids appear to make a difference.
The statewide decline reflects a plateau of deaths from overdose amongst immobilized people in Los Angeles County, as public health officials strengthened the distribution of naloxone last year.
Part of Newsom’s Plan To address the opioid crisis, it included the introduction of naloxone in middle and high schools throughout the state, while also making it more affordable and widely accessible through the calx. Bill Newsom, signed last year, may need a workplace to stock naloxone in his first aid kit by 2028.
Newsom wants to use Calrx to produce common versions of insulin, naloxone and other drugs at a cost and price. He announced in 2023 with a $50 million contract with a nonprofit manufacturer. Despite a long-standing setback in which multiple healthcare initiatives and expected Medicaid cuts from the Trump administration, the governor has still pledged to make common insulin available for $30.
