Utah pharmacies gave out thousands of opioid-combating naloxone doses without prescriptions last year. Health officials say it’s saving lives.

(AP file photo) A small bottle of the opiate overdose treatment drug, naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, displayed at a clinic in Atlantic City, N.J., in 2014. Since a 2016 standing order issued by the Utah Department of Health, pharmacists have dispensed thousands of doses of the life-saving drug without needing a prescription.

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