Business · 20/09/2016Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FDA Announces 2016 Naloxone App Competition to Combat Opioid Overdose

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The FDA is launching a competition to develop a low-cost, scalable mobile app that helps identify and respond to opioid overdoses, with the goal of reducing deaths associated with prescription opioid and heroin overdose.

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