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Board Approves Ohio Pharmacy To Dispense Overdose Medicine

A pharmacy in a southwest Ohio county hit hard by deadly heroin overdoses has become one of the first in the state approved to dispense a potentially life-saving heroin overdose medicine.

The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports officials with Community First Pharmacy in Butler County say they've been approved by the Ohio Pharmacy Board for the physician-approved protocol for dispensing Narcan.
 
The non-profit pharmacy would be the only one in the county authorized to provide it over the counter without a prescription.
 
The Butler County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services Board provided $5,000 in funding to support the program.
 
In 2015, the county had more than 130 drug overdoses. Officials say they're hoping treatment for an overdose leads to a more comprehensive evaluation of the person suffering from addiction.
 

Stories from the Associated Press.