Supplying take home naloxone without a prescription
A guide to the legislation enabling drug services and others to supply take home naloxone without a prescription to save a life in an emergency.
The contents for this guidance from the UK government includes:
- Naloxone: the opioid overdose antidote
- People who can supply naloxone without a prescription
- Products that services and professionals can supply
- Deciding who can supply naloxone to whom
- Clinical and other governance
- Training
- Data collection and record keeping
- Acquiring and storing naloxone
- Dosing and side effects associated with naloxone