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HR 5926 115th Congress House Health Drug therapy Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Prescription drugs

Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018

Introduced: May 23, 2018 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 23, 2018
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Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines for prescribing an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone).

The guidelines must address issues relating to the distribution, education, and safety of opioid overdose reversal drugs, including:

  • co-prescription with an opioid;
  • safe dosages;
  • prescription for non-patients; and
  • standing orders (i.e., orders that allow dispensing without a prescription).
What's happening now May 23, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5926: Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5926/
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"H.R. 5926: Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5926/.
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H.R. 5926, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5926/.
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[H.R. 5926: Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5926/)
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