CVS Health is working with Dublin -based drugmaker Adapt Pharma to provide uninsured patients coupons for Narcan.
Narcan is a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone. The initiative coincided with a national public health advisory U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, issued April 6, which called for individuals at-risk of opioid overdose and their family and friends to carry the drug.
"CVS Health is dedicated to preventing and addressing opioid abuse in the communities we serve," said Thomas G. Davis, vice president of professional services with CVS. "We are proud to support the advisory issued by Surgeon General Adams by enhancing our ongoing efforts to educate patients about the life-saving importance of naloxone. We are also pleased to work with Adapt Pharmaceuticals to provide a coupon for Narcan nasal spray to CVS Pharmacy patients without insurance and we appreciate their partnership."
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