Naloxone Hydrochloride
Naloxone Hydrochloride is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Naloxone Hydrochloride; Generic name: NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE; Manufacturer: AvKARE.
| Brand name | Naloxone Hydrochloride |
|---|---|
| Generic name | NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Manufacturer | AvKARE |
| Used for | Use(s) to “revive” someone during an overdose from many prescription pain medications or street drugs such as heroin this medicine can save a life |
| Dosage | Directions Step 1: CHECK if you suspect an overdose CHECK for a suspected overdose : the person will not wake up or is very sleepy or not breathing well yell “Wake up!” shake the person gently if the person is not awake, go to Step 2 Step 2: GIVE 1st dose in the nose HOLD the nasal spray device with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger INSERT the nozzle into either NOSTRIL PRESS the plunger firmly to give the 1st dose 1 nasal spray device contains 1 dose Step 3: CALL 911 CALL 911 immediately |
| Warnings | Warnings When using this product some people may experience symptoms when they wake up, such as shaking, sweating, nausea, or feeling angry. This is to be expected. |
| Active ingredient(s) | Active ingredient (in each spray) Naloxone hydrochloride 4 mg |
| Route | NASAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1766a7f1-d301-945f-e063-6294a90ac6f4 |