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Narcan may become over-the-counter drug

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A panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted in favor Wednesday of making the overdose-reversing drug naloxone available over the counter.

The FDA is slated to make a final decision in the coming weeks.

The prefilled nasal device, Narcan, is the leading version of naloxone in the United States. It's also available as an injection.

Read more from The Associated Press.

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