Access
Available without a prescription, free of charge in Manitoba. Ask any pharmacy staff member.
Medication information
OTC
Naloxone Take-Home Kit
Free emergency opioid overdose reversal kit
Naloxone (Narcan) reverses an opioid overdose for long enough to call 911 and get help. Take-home kits are free across Manitoba — anyone can pick one up. Comes as a nasal spray and an injection kit.
How the pharmacy helps
We supply free naloxone kits and provide a brief how-to-use review. Friends and family of patients on long-term opioids should have a kit at home.
Access framing
Available without a prescription, free of charge in Manitoba. Ask any pharmacy staff member.
Storage
Store at room temperature. Check the expiry date occasionally and bring expired kits in for a free replacement.
Anyone on prescription opioids long-term, anyone using non-prescription opioids, and people in households where someone uses opioids.
No. Naloxone has no effect if no opioid is present.
Yes. Naloxone is temporary. The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act protects people who call 911 in an overdose.
Have questions about this medication?
Call the pharmacy or bring the medication to the counter. We can help compare labels, dosing schedules, storage needs, and questions to ask your prescriber.
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