Dearth of Guidance on Evzio as anti-OD Med Starts Showing up in Claims

Evzio, an anti-overdose drug designed for laypeople, is slowly starting to work its way into the battles against pain that the workers’ compensation industry fights on a daily basis. But there’s a catch: There isn’t much guidance on who should actually have the drug, and payers are asking why it’s necessary in the first place. Evzio is a handheld injector equipped with audio that walks users through the steps of administering naloxone to somebody going through an opioid overdose. It is still fairly rare in workers’ compensation. The U.S. Food and Drug Admini...