Paramus, Bergen County Pharmacies Will Offer Free Naloxone

Paramus NJ

21 September, 2020

8:00 AM

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PARAMUS, NJ — Across three days at the end of the month, Bergen County pharmacies will offer the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone for free. Beginning Sept. 24 through Sept. 26, New Jersey Department of Human Services will distribute the drug as part of the Murphy Administrations "continued effort to combat the opioid crisis," according to a web posting for the distribution. No insurance, prescription, payment or name is required to pick it up, but it will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. The distribution is limited to one per person. In Paramus pick-up is available at CVS, 1000 Bergen Town Center. Here are the other Bergen County locations: Acme Pharmacy, 45 De Mercurio Dr., AllendaleAcme Pharmacy, 481 River Rd., EdgewaterBuckley's Drug Store, 35 E. Palisade Ave., EnglewoodCVS, 2400 Fair Lawn Ave., Fair LawnAcme Pharmacy, 2160 Lemoine Ave., Fort LeeWalmart, 174 Passaic St., GarfieldStop and Shope Pharmacy, 380 West Pleasantview Ave., HackensackLevys Pharmacy, 299 Stuyvesant Ave., LyndhurstAcme Pharmacy, 125 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah Acme Pharmacy, 136 Lake Avenue, Midland ParkShoprite Pharmacy of Oakland, 14 Post Rd., OaklandCVS, 1000 Bergen Town Center, ParamusInvictus Pharmacy, 60 Essex St., Rochelle ParkAcme Pharmacy, 75 Mayhill St., Saddle BrookWalgreens, 72 Crescent Ave., WaldwickRiteaid, 265 Pascack Rd., Washington Township Naloxone, frequently referred to by its brand name Narcan, works by blocking opioid drugs from binding to the brain, and can reverse and stop opioid overdoses. Further medical care is usually required after naloxone is used to stop an overdose. It can be given as an injection but most free kits are generally the spray version. Have a news tip or press release you'd like to submit? Need to request a correction? Email [email protected] Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. You can also have them delivered to your phone screen by downloading, or by visiting the Google Play store.