Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2019
New opioid overdose tool added to PBS will save Australian lives
30 October 2019 - The Australian Government has listed Nyxoid – a nasal spray that works as an antidote to narcotics overdoses – on the PBS.
A new nasal spray form of naloxone – a life-saving antidote medicine used to treat a narcotic overdose in an emergency situation – will be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on 1 November.
Up until now Naloxone was required to be injected to reverse the side effects of an overdose.
The PBS listing of the nasal spray Nyxoid will provide easier administration of this overdose antidote for people suffering an overdose and first responders, which could help save more Australian lives.
