OPIOID RISK
MANAGEMENT
OPIOID RISK MANAGEMENT
Accidental opioid overdose crosses age, gender, and socioeconomic lines.
In the United States, OVER 75,000 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR DIE as a
result of opioid overdose.
63%
75,000+
300,000+
of overdoses occur
when the patient
is alone
1
Deaths per year
in the US
2
Non-fatal overdoses
per year
3
The current standard of care is Naloxone - BUT it must be given by a
caregiver or companion. When the patient is alone, tragedy can strike...
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Safe, discreet, and private
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Monitors respiratory and cardiac activity
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Once a week pill
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Provides analytics to improve outcomes and reduce incidence of overdose
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Upon detection of overdose, automatically delivers rescue medication
RESCUE-Rx™ is the first and only ingestible pill that
can detect and reverse an overdose.
REFERENCES: 1. O’Donnell J, Gladden RM, Mattson CL, Hunter CT, Davis NL. Vital Signs: Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids and Stimulants — 24 States and the District of Columbia, January–June 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1189–1197. 2. Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Top 100,000 Annually. CDC press release: November 17, 2021. 3. Vivolo-Kantor AM, Hoots BE, Scholl L, et al. Nonfatal Drug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — United States, 2016–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:371–376