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Naloxone vs. Naltrexone for Emergency or Long-Term Treatment
Naloxone and naltrexone are opioid antagonists ... is given as a 380 mg intramuscular injection once a month. To avoid sudden ...
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Naloxone Hcl
Naloxone 0.4mg/mL, 1mg/mL; IV, IM or SC inj; amps (paraben-free); vials. See full labeling. Post-op: 0.1–0.2mg IV, IM or SC, repeat 2–3 mins until desired response. Overdose: 0.4–2mg IV ...
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Use of Pure Opioid Antagonists for Management of Opioid-induced Pruritus
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(15):1419-1425. The short duration of activity of naloxone when the drug is administered as an i.v. bolus may limit its effectiveness for the management of OIP.
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Naloxone - Life Saver
It is pronounced Nah-lox-own. Naloxone is a medication that quickly reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids. Opioids are drugs such as codeine, morphine, heroin, methadone or fentanyl. There ...
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Naloxone Training
This 90-minute training educates participants on stigma, harm reduction, the opioid epidemic, and how to safely recognize and respond to an opioid poisoning with Naloxone/Narcan Intramuscular and ...
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Optimizing placement of public-access naloxone kits using geospatial analytics: a modelling study
Background: More than 85 000 people die annually across North America from opioid poisoning; naloxone in the hands of the public is an effective intervention and saves lives. We compared the ...