Over-the-counter Narcan will save lives, experts say. But the cost will affect access

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing a decision to make naxolone, pictured here in nasal spray form as Narcan, available over the counter without a prescription. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A drug used to reverse opioid overdoses could soon be sold over the counter.

A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration this week voted unanimously in favor of making Narcan, a nasal-spray version of the generic drug naloxone, available without a prescription.