Guidance

Naloxone: a review

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has undertaken a review of naloxone's availability.

Documents

Consideration of naloxone (PDF file - 690kb)

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Letter from the Department of Health to the ACMD

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Details

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has undertaken a review of naloxone to decide if it should be more widely available in the UK. The findings of the review are presented in the report.

The attached letter from the Department of Health confirms that work is underway to implement the ACMD’s recommendations.

Published 8 May 2012