{"id":64311,"date":"2024-04-29T14:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=64311"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:14:39","slug":"california-to-purchase-calrx-branded-over-the-counter-naloxone-for-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=64311","title":{"rendered":"California to Purchase CalRx Branded Over-the-Counter Naloxone for $24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0California\u2019s Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) delivers millions of naloxone kits, saving hundreds of thousands of lives. To significantly bolster this effort, Governor Newsom today announced CalRx\u2019s Naloxone Access Initiative\u2019s new partner \u2013\u00a0Amneal Pharmaceuticals<\/a>, which has secured U.S. FDA approval of an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone nasal spray\u00a0product<\/a>. This new partnership allows the state to purchase CalRx-branded OTC naloxone for $24 \u2013 almost half of the current market price.<\/p>\n

To increase affordability and accessibility for Californians, Amneal will be providing CalRx\u00ae pricing that represents a 40% reduction compared to current prices for a twin-pack of OTC naloxone nasal spray; down to $24 per pack for the NDP. At this lower price, and with the same resources spent under the NDP, California can buy 3.2\u00a0million twin-packs of naloxone instead of the 2\u00a0million twin-packs purchased at the previous price.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cCalifornia is disrupting the drug industry with CalRx \u2014 securing life-saving drugs at lower and transparent prices. As we continue the effort to bring $30 insulin to the market, the state is now set to purchase life-saving naloxone for almost half of the current market price \u2014 maximizing taxpayer dollars and saving more lives with this miracle drug.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Governor Gavin Newsom<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WHY THIS MATTERS:<\/strong>\u00a0People should not go into debt to receive lifesaving medication. California\u2019s CalRx\u00ae Program is making medications more affordable for all Californians \u2014 including naloxone. NDP has distributed more than 4.1 million naloxone kits, resulting in more than 260,000 reported opioid overdose reversals. The CalRx\u00ae\u00a0Naloxone Access Initiative will build on those efforts by making OTC\u00a0naloxone nasal spray more accessible and affordable, especially for low-income, uninsured, or underinsured individuals.<\/p>\n

BIGGER PICTURE:<\/strong>\u00a0Governor Newsom released the\u00a0Master Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis<\/a>\u00a0to support overdose prevention efforts like those announced today. Recently, Governor Newsom launched\u00a0Opioids.CA.GOV<\/a>, a one-stop-shop for Californians seeking resources around prevention and treatment, as well as information on how California is working to hold Big Pharma and drug-traffickers accountable in this crisis.<\/p>\n

This announcement follows the Office of Health Care Affordability\u2019s Board\u00a0approval\u00a0<\/a>of a statewide health care spending target of 3% to be phased in over the next few years, a critical step in Governor Newsom\u2019s ongoing efforts to make health care affordable and accessible for everyone.<\/p>\n

The CalRx\u00ae Biosimilar\u00a0Insulin Initiative continues to move forward to bring this lifesaving and life-sustaining drug to market as soon as possible. Following recent meetings with the US FDA, CalRx\u2019s partner Civica has a clear path forward. California is using its market power\u00a0as the 5th largest economy in the world to disrupt a billion-dollar industry to save lives and make health care and medication more affordable. More information about CalRx\u00ae can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0California\u2019s Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP)...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64312,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64311\/revisions\/64312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}