FDA Has Model Drug Facts Labels For OTC Naloxone, Wants Switch Proposals
Executive Summary
Development of the model DFLs was a first for agency, reflecting alarm over public health crisis of overdoses from opioid abuse, which reached nearly 48,000 in 2017. The project was "part of our broader commitment to addressing the opioid crisis" and should help sponsors with potential naloxone OTC switch NDAs, says Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
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