Pediatrics expert available to comment on FDA approval of first OTC birth control pill

Tracey Wilkinson, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is available to comment on FDA approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill. She was on the HRA Pharma (maker of the Opill) expert panel…

Researchers Endorse Widespread Naloxone Over the Counter to Prevent Drug Overdose Deaths

Naloxone is an opioid receptor antagonist that rapidly reverses or blocks the effects of opioids, restores normal respiration and heart rhythm, and reverses the potentially fatal effects of an overdose. Although naloxone is included in U.S. CDC recommendations, the drug is currently prescribed to less than 1 in 70 patients prescribed high-dose opioid prescriptions. Researchers propose a call to action for all health providers and state medical societies to ensure the widest distribution and easy availability of naloxone, including over the counter, which is likely to be FDA-approved very soon.