Walgreens announced that it is expanding access to an over the counter, life-saving medication with the launch of Walgreens Brand Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray. The product?which retails for $34.99, a low price than the comparable national brand product at Walgreens stores, can reverse an overdose from opioids. The product is currently available online and will be chainwide in all stores by the end of the month, where it can be found in the pain aisle, providing a critical point of access for the nearly 10 million customers and patients the company serves every day in local communities throughout the U.S. Walgreens Brand Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray can be used in the event of an opioid overdose to temporarily reverse the effects of opioids ?

including heroin, illicit fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications?when administered in time. Naloxone works by quickly blocking the effects of opioids on the brain, restoring normal breathing and preventing death due to overdose. Despite its proven efficacy, access to naloxone remains limited in many communities, exacerbating the toll of the opioid epidemic.

Walgreens is offering naloxone at a lower price than the comparable national brand product at Walgreens stores to further enable access to this life-saving medication. This launch follows the approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.