CVS Health announced Monday that it will expand access to the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone later this month at its CVS Pharmacy locations in eight new states, including Connecticut.
Under a physician-approved protocol permitted by the state, CVS Pharmacy will be able to dispense naloxone to patients in these states without the need for an individual prescription.
Other states are: Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Vermont.
Any CVS pharmacy in Connecticut will be able to order naloxone for a patient who requests it and have it available for him or her by the next business day, CVS said. CVS pharmacists will instruct patients on how to administer naloxone when it is dispensed to them.
The cost of naloxone ranges between about $60 and $90. Insurance coverage will depend on a patient’s health plan, CVS said.
