Gaithersburg, MD - Researchers at the American multinational biopharmaceutical company Emergent BioSolutions Inc. are close to the successful development of a wearable pump for the continuous infusion of naloxone, a lifesaving drug used to reverse the effects of a opioid overdose.
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| A naloxone pump, shown here being attached to a typical American police officer, can also be programmed to administer bolus dosing in the event of a possible significant exposure just to be safe |
"Our target demographic are police officers and other first responders," Emergent BioSolutions Inc. CEO Robert Kramer Sr. explained. "Essentially anyone at high risk of a contact or mosquito-borne fentanyl overdose."
Some experts, like police toxicologist Mort Fishman MD, are raising concerns over the possibility of officers having a false sense of security. "I want our boys in blue to feel safe when they're busting drug dealers and protecting us from the evils of the world, like when fentanyl that looks like glitter is used on kindergarten birthday party invitations or when black people are picking up their kids from soccer practice. I just don't want them thinking that they are invincible because that's when mistakes happen."
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