Kroger Makes Heroin Overdose Kit Available Without Prescription
CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co.'s Cincinnati-Dayton Division announced Friday that it will make opioid overdose reversal medicine Naloxone available without a prescription at its 84 pharmacies in Ohio and 16 pharmacies in Northern Kentucky starting Monday.
The announcement also covers 112 pharmacies in Kroger's Columbus division, one pharmacy in its Central division and three pharmacies in its Mid-Atlantic division effective next Wednesday.
In total, there will be 216 Kroger pharmacies across Ohio that will dispense Naloxone without a prescription, medicine that can be used to reverse the effects of an opiate-related overdose.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, joined Kroger representatives for the announcement.
"Kroger pharmacies will be helping to make a life-saving tool available to those who have a family member or someone close to them who suffers from an opiate addictions," DeWine said. "While many of our first responders carry Naloxone, having it available on a wider basis will no doubt help save lives."
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In total, there will be 216 Kroger pharmacies across Ohio that will dispense Naloxone without a prescription, medicine that can be used to reverse the effects of an opiate-related overdose.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, joined Kroger representatives for the announcement.
"Kroger pharmacies will be helping to make a life-saving tool available to those who have a family member or someone close to them who suffers from an opiate addictions," DeWine said. "While many of our first responders carry Naloxone, having it available on a wider basis will no doubt help save lives."
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kroger-to-make-heroin-overdose-kit-available-without-prescription/