A recent revision to a state Good Samaritan law means people no longer need a prescription to get a medicine that can stop potentially fatal drug overdoses.
The Tacoma Fire Department has used the medication, called naloxone, for years. So have people with a doctor’s prescription for the opioid overdose antidote.
The revision to the Good Samaritan law, passed last year, means others can get the medication without a prescription as long as the pharmacy has a collaborative agreement with a physician.
