Senators Ask Trump To Lower Price Of Naloxone, E&C Presses NIH On Price Increases

By Ariel Cohen / October 25, 2017 at 4:47 PM
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and 19 other Democratic senators on Wednesday (Oct. 25) called on President Donald Trump to allow the government to negotiate lower prices for naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, as the White House finalizes its emergency declaration on the opioid crisis. Also on Wednesday, the Energy & Commerce Committee questioned HHS officials about the rising price of naloxone. Trump is expected to declare a national emergency on the opioid epidemic next week after he had first...


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