California has said it will start selling its own generic version of overdose reversal agent naloxone in another example of the use of government-level purchasing power to reduce drug prices in the US.
The state’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom has reached a deal with generic drugmaker Amneal Pharma to supply a nasal spray formulation of naloxone – the active ingredient in Emergent BioSolutions’ Narcan – at a 40% discount to the brand.
