Narcan
Narcan is used for: Completely or partially reversing the effects of narcotics. It may also be used to diagnose overdose of narcotics. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
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Narcan
Naloxone is an special narcotic drug that reverses the effects of other narcotic medicines. Naloxone is used to reverse the effects of narcotic drugs used during surgery or to treat pain. Naloxone may also be used to treat narcotic drug overdose or to diagnose narcotic drug addiction. Naloxone may...
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Narcan
NARCAN (naloxone hydrochloride injection, USP), an opioid antagonist, is a synthetic congener of oxymorphone. In structure it differs from oxymorphone in that the methyl group on the nitrogen atom is replaced by an allyl group.
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Pentazocine overdose
...blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The patient may receive: Activated charcoal Fluids by IV Gastric lavage Laxative Naloxone (Narcan), a medicine (antidote) to help reverse the effect of the poison -- multiple doses may be needed Outlook (Prognosis) If an antidote can be given,...
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Barbiturate intoxication and overdose
...second group is among the most difficult to treat. Because mixtures are the most common cause of death, an opiate-blocking drug called naloxone (Narcan) is often used to treat overdose when an opiate was part of the mix. If opiates are involved, naloxone will often rapidly restore consciousness...
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See also: Opioid Overdose

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