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Naloxone is a an opioid receptor competitive antagonist used to antagonise unwanted opioid/opiate activity. (eg opiate overdose) #improve #ref

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Opioid overdose in adults: Draw up 400mcg naloxone into 4ml Nsaline and give 100mcg (1ml) doses intravenously 3min apart. #ref

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Resuscitation dose 10mcg/kg

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A specific opiate antagonist that has no agonist activity. It is a competitive antagonist at mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptors.
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All analgesia prescription charts with opioid also have a naloxone prescription included.
Sedation Mx = 2 microgram/kg,
Resuscitation Mx = 10 microgram/kg.
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