Naloxone required

[Ladybug]

Well, guys and gals, another nail in the coffin.  I visited my  pain mgt dr last week.  I had to sign a new agreement which included more rules.  A costly one is each patient on opioids must also get a prescription of Naloxone - only 2 pills in script but I understand from my pharmacy that it is quite costly those 2 pills and even if you have ins, it won't cover it.  I did call pain dr back and I understand I can just keep the script in my cabinet.  This is for my state, don't know about others.

Well, that's kind of odd.  I know that in some states here in New England, a Naloxone prescription in the form of Narcan IM or intra-nasal is free to just about anyone.  I am not familiar with a pill form of Naloxone; seems like it would be ineffective in the event of an overdose.  Is your doctor talking about naltrexone, which is in a pill form for daily use?  This is also an opiate blocker which is present in suboxone.  Seems like there are a lot of hoops for you to jump through. Keep the faith!  -dc

I just checked my signed agreement and it is Naloxone, an opioid reversal agent.  When I went to pick up the prescription, they told me that it was a spray or forgot the other form, but no pills.  Anyway, it cost $35 for two applications but they said I did not have to take it, I could just keep it there, so that is what I did.  I understand my state is declaring "A State of Emergency for the Opioid Crisis"  Now that surprises me.  I would have guessed other states before mine, but maybe it is because we are so close to Congress and sometime I think they are all "numb" and they need a way to escape the real  world.