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The antidote for opioids, is a medication called naloxone, or Narcan. It blocks opioid receptors, blocking the effect of morphine, heroin, or any other opiate medication. The effects of naloxone are short-lived, however, and may require further dosing to keep the patient from slipping back into a coma. If a person has taken an overdose of they are usually given an opiate antagonist, such as Narcan. This acts very quickly in reversing the effects of the morphine, or any other narcotic. Narcan is also sometimes used in drug rehab; it helps the body to go through the withdrawal symptoms more quickly. But this must be done under the supervison of a doctor on an in-patient basis (sometimes while the patient is under general anesthesia), since sudden withdrawal of narcotics can cause serious or even fatal reactions.
Naloxone/Narcan®
Narcotic overdose
10 x 10mg/10ml vials
20 x 0.4mg/2ml amps
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What s narcotic overdose and its effective antidote?
Narcan works almost ever time for opiate and tramadol overdose.
What is the antidote for inhalant overdose?
There is no antidote or medications for inhalant overdose.
What is the antidote for codeine?
The only antidote for codeine is time, unless it was an overdose. Then the antidote is the emergency room.
What is the antidote for w benzo overdose?
Flumazenil
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Vitamin K is considered an "antidote" for warfarin overdose.
How much antidote is required in morphlne addiction?
Unless there has been an overdose, there is no antidote for morphine. Help for addiction?...only treatment. In the case of overdose, Narcan can help if the timing of administration is right.
What is acetylcysteine 200mg used for?
acetylcysteine can be used as an antidote in acetaminophen overdose
Can you die from overdose from oxyconton?
Yes. It is a narcotic and can be deadly if misused.
What you sthe antidote to midazolam?
Flumazenil is sometimes used in the event of accidental benzodiazepine overdose.
What is the antidote for panadol?
N-acetylcysteine is the best known antidote but panadol overdose is an emergency situation so get to a hospital as quickly as possible.
Which drug is the antidote for an overdose from benzodiazepines like diazepam?
Physostigmine! (Usually the antidote for anything is either atropine or physostigmine, depending on whether your "poison" is an "upper" or "downer" on the nervous system, esentially)
What if your neuro assessment of an unresponsive patient reveals pin point pupils What is your primary field diagnosis?
narcotic overdose
