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Naloxone FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray with Bobby Mukkamala, MD

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Visit https://end-overdose-epidemic.org for more information on AMA’s efforts to end the overdose epidemic.

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force, joins to discuss what FDA's recent approval of OTC naloxone means for doctors and patients—as well as how to administer Narcan in an emergency. The life-saving medication can reverse an overdose from fentanyl, oxycodone and other opioids. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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Use the link above to get Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit and satisfy new requirements issued by the DEA to meet conditions of the MATE Act for physicians and practitioners on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.


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00:00 AMA Update for April 26, 2023
00:41 Over-the-counter Narcan (OTC naloxone)
00:46 Over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray approved by #FDA
01:10 Naloxone uses
01:24 Where to buy Narcan nasal spray
02:17 Is naloxone safe?
02:34 How to use naloxone
03:10 Fentanyl and xylazine overdoses
03:46 Naloxone side effects: giving someone Narcan who doesn't need it
04:14 Carrying #narcan - should you carry naloxone?
04:37 Narcan prices: How much is a naloxone kit?
05:16 Understanding opioid use disorder (OUD), #naloxone access, #narcan stigma
06:24 Talking to patients about opioids and overdose risk
07:34 AMA's Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force
07:54 Physician resources, training and #CME credits available (link in description)
08:58 Treating substance use disorder (SUD)

Visit the AMA Update video page for more videos in this series: https://www.ama-assn.org/ama-update-videos.

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