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Naloxone Summary
307 words, approx. 1 pages Naloxone is an OPIOID ANTOGONIST (i.e., a blocker of morphine-like agents) commonly used to reverse the actions of drugs such as morphine. In the early 1990s, it was the treatment of choice for reversing the life-threatening effects of opioid overdose....
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 Prehospital Emergency Care
Intranasal administration of naloxone by paramedics
01/01/2002: 3,220 words, approx. 11 pages ABSTRACT Introduction. Naloxone is a medication that is frequently administered in the field by paramedics for suspected opioid overdoses. Most prehospital protocols, however, require this medication to be given to patients intravenously (IV) or intramuscularly (IM). Unfortunately, intravenous line placement may be problematic...
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 Southern Medical Journal
Use of naloxone in hydromorphone-induced anaphylactoid reaction.
06/01/2007: 856 words, approx. 3 pages To the Editor: Multiple agents are known to cause anaphylactic reactions after surgical or interventional procedures. Opioids are known to cause histamine release and anaphylactic reactions. The mechanisms of these reactions could be either IgE-dependent or IgE independent. (1,2) We describe a case of...
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 AP Features
Authorities Weigh Drug That Stops Overdose
7/29/2006: 409 words, approx. 1 pages In the wake of more than 400 deaths nationwide from heroin laced with the painkiller fentanyl, some needle exchange programs are giving addicts prescriptions for a drug to keep on hand to halt an overdose. The antidote _...
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