US FDA Asks Sponsors Of Discontinued Naloxones To Consider Return To Market

In announcing expedited assessments for new naloxone ANDAs, the agency also offers guidance to sponsors of discontinued products considering a return to marketing.

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US FDA wants to increase the availability of naloxone, which is used for emergency opioid overdoses. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration is willing to help sponsors resurrect extinct naloxone products in addition to expediting assessments of new ANDAs.

In an 8 July announcement re-affirming the agency's willingness to use its internal policies to potentially speed up approval of...

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