Narcan Access Day

photo of syringe, bottle of narcan, and naloxone

Narcan Access Day

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Iowa Board of Pharmacy and Iowa Pharmacy Association are sponsoring a statewide Narcan Access Day on June 29, 2018. Narcan is a prescription medicine that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose and is available to anyone that is at risk of overdose or is in a position to help someone at risk of an overdose. A number of free Narcan kits will be available at over 350 pharmacies in Iowa on the day of the event. To learn more:

Participating pharmacies: https://iowa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=cda4a22b493b4381b7a858000eda6042
About Narcan: https://idph.iowa.gov/mat/overdose

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