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Emergent BioSolutions Partners with British Columbia to Supply NARCANĀ® Nasal Spray for the Launch of the Expanded BC Take Home Naloxone Program

April 9, 2026 4:25 PM EDT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) announced that it has partnered with the B.C. Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) to supply NARCAN® Nasal Spray for the provinces Take-Home Naloxone Program (BC THN Program). This order follows an additional investment of $18 million CAD by the B.C. government to expand the BC THN Program to include nasal naloxone. This is an expansion of B.C.s nasal naloxone pilot program, which launched in 2024, and provided 60,000 nasal naloxone kits to community sites, pharmacies, post-secondary institutions, First-Nations-mandated institutions, fire departments,... More