Stockton university team develops single-dose injection to counter fentanyl overdose
A University of the Pacific team has developed a single-dose injection to counter the effects of fentanyl and other opioid ...
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Surviving an overdose can be excruciating. New research suggests it doesn’t have to be
Naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, is a powerful tool in the overdose crisis, allowing friends, loved ones and even bystanders a way to put a fatal overdose in reverse and bring back breathing.
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University of the Pacific team develops single-dose antidote to combat fentanyl overdoses
A professor and his team at University of the Pacific have developed a single-dose treatment that provides extended ...
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Warning of Confusion Between Nasal and IV Epinephrine
Confusion between approved injectable epinephrine products and unapproved nasal solutions has prompted a warning to ...
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Missouri drug overdose deaths dropped for first time in a decade. Naloxone is a big reason why
State health officials attribute much of the decrease to increased availability of naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. It’s given as an injection or through a single ...
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P.E.I. government pauses supervised injection site plans
P.E.I.’s chief public health officer says the province has decided to pause the establishment of a supervised injection site ...
Connecticut state leaders push for over-the-counter access to Naloxone
State leaders are calling for increased access to Naloxone at pharmacies as part of a statewide harm reduction partnership. Naloxone has contributed to preventing ...
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Stockton university team develops single-dose injection to counter fentanyl overdose
Professor Mamoun Alhamadsheh and his researchers at the Stockton-based university developed the injection, which releases naloxone for up to one week. Typically, naloxone works to reverse an ...